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2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
299 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Animal Science is the 96th most popular major in the country with 8,086 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 299 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal science programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, UMaine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMaine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMaine

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMass Amherst

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $20,607 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Rhode Island

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 97 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Science students per year to attend UCONN.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Animal Science at UCONN

#6

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 73 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students per year to attend UVM.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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