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

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964 Degrees Awarded
$33,385 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 1,109 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,290 and $20,665 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 964 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 12 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Animal Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UMN Crookston Animal Science Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 225 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at K -State

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Ozarks. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s animal science degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Animal Science at College of the Ozarks

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 210 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 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State Animal Science Report

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

Dordt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dordt is a small school located in Sioux Center, Iowa that handed out 9 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Dordt University Animal Science Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Animal Science at UNL

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Animal Science at North Dakota State University

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 82 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Mizzou Animal Science Report

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Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Missouri State University - Springfield

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 101 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal science students 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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 13 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northwest Animal Science Report

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