2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking.

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 California, there were 792 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,460 and $17,996 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The animal science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in California”.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree animal science students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in California

#1

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

#1 in overall quality

$21,009 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$84,653 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in California list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,009, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Animal Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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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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