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

7 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$68,147 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 1,109 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,290 and $20,665 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at South Dakota State University

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 17 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Animal Science at Kansas State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 10 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 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota 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 Plains States Region. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Iowa State University

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, 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 89%.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Animal Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read full report on Animal Science at UMN Twin Cities

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