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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$83,341 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 1,063 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,225 and $20,116 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 animal science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of California - Davis

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 4 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at Washington State University

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oregon State University Animal Science Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 1 masters’s animal science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at UH Manoa

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Animal Science at Fresno State

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Science Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 187 masters’s animal science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Animal Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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