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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$83,341 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,063 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,225 and $20,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree animal science students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Animal Science at Washington State University

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 1 masters’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%.

Read more about Animal Science at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 187 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.

Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Animal Science Report

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