by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,895 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,744 and $22,781 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,660 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tuskegee University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. NC A&T is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 194 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 125 bachelors’s animal science degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
West Virginia University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Virginia University is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 106 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Mount Olive ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 86 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 78 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Alabama A & M University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alabama A & M University is located in Normal, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
University of Georgia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 114 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
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University of Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 144 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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