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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,294 people earned their degree in animal science, making the major the 92nd most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 640 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,242 and $22,807 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 540 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in animal science.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree animal science students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 65 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilson College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 98 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 67 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Delaware came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 20 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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