by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 Southwest region, there were 1,383 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,924 and $22,138 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in animal science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree animal science students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 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 2.7% 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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 26 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 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 ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.
Tarleton State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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