by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,383 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,924 and $22,138 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,239 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 18 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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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 Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. OPSU is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 132 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 207 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Animal Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Animal Science Report
Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Sul Ross is a small public school situated in Alpine, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
Angelo State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 36 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 253 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 10 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Science at Stephen F Austin State University
Abilene Christian University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 full report on Animal Science at Abilene Christian University
Lubbock Christian University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock Christian University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
University of Arizona ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees 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.
West Texas A&M University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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