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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,228 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,730 and $19,990 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree animal science students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 18 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 8 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Animal Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Animal Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Michigan State Animal Science Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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