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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
330 Degrees Awarded
$26,576 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

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 New England 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 New England region, there were 375 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,481 and $24,499 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 330 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in animal science.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree animal science students.

Top 7 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the New England Region

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Vermont Animal Science Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full URI Animal Science Report

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region list. Unity is a private not-for-profit institution located in Unity, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Unity College Animal Science Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 34 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UMaine

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Connecticut

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNH Animal Science Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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