2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in New Mexico

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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 New Mexico, there were 94 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,680 and $17,869 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular animal science programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree animal science students.

Top 2 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in New Mexico

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

$23,680 Average Early-Career Earnings

$17,869 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Animal Science Report

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico

#11 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 10 bachelors’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.