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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Texas, there were 1,003 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,933 and $22,704 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 903 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 13 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree animal science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 132 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 115 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 253 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 20 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Abilene Christian University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas ranking. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lubbock Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas 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.
West Texas A&M University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in Texas 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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