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

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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in animal science. 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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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

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

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Animal Science at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#4 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. UMaine 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMaine Animal Science Report

#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#3 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Vermont

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 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 University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut Animal Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science

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

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