by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Animal Science is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 8,294 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, animal science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,680 and had an average of $21,798 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 479 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,941 and $22,813 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. That schools that top this list have a program in animal science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Casper College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Casper, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest Community College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 6 associates’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 5 associates’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 8 associates’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public institution located in Sheridan, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Science at Northern Wyoming Community College District
Laramie County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Science at Laramie County Community College
College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Miles Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Miles City, Montana, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Dawson Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Glendive, Montana, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
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