by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 479 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,941 and $22,813 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animal science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree animal science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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 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%.
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