2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in Arkansas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 152 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $21,487 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,188 and $113,908 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arkansas Animal Science Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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