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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,895 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,744 and $22,781 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 14 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree animal science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Valley State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 7 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Virginia University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
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University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 12 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Animal Science Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 86%.
Read full report on Animal Science at University of Kentucky
With a ranking of #12, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Animal Science at Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 93 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Mississippi State University
Lincoln Memorial University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Harrogate, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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