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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$33,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 8,086 people earned their degree in animal science, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,818 and had an average of $20,002 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 349 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,180 and $19,210 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the animal science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Science at UMaine

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 2 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326.

Full UVM Animal Science Report

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Science at UCONN

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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