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2021 Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

7 Colleges
1,026 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,386 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

For this year's Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in animal science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal science programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal science program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo has taken the #1 spot in this year's animal science ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.8% of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,682 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 1,455 of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students are attending part time.

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2

University of California - Davis earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population. UC Davis also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 7,892 students take at least one class online at UC Davis. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.

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3

Washington State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population. Wazzu not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,985 part time students in attendance at Wazzu.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at Cal Poly Pomona is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,284 students take at least one class online at Cal Poly Pomona. 5,151 of Cal Poly Pomona students are attending part time.

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Oregon State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population. Oregon State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region list.

About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 10,920 part time students in attendance at Oregon State.

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California State University - Fresno comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Fresno State has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.

About 1.7% of Fresno State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 17,956 students at Fresno State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,540 part time students in attendance at Fresno State.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Chico as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Chico State has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Far Western US Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Chico State is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,804 students take at least one class online at Chico State. There are roughly 2,083 part time students in attendance at Chico State.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students animal science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 829
Washington 111
Oregon 85
Hawaii 15

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Animal Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 7 schools only.

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