2021 Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 6 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 Middle Atlantic 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
Delaware Valley University has taken the #1 spot in this year's animal science ranking for non-traditional students. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown. DelVal did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at DelVal is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 519 students at DelVal that take at least one class online. 478 students are part time.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 students are part time.
Cornell University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Cornell also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. There are roughly 574 part time students in attendance at Cornell.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Cobleskill. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill. SUNY Cobleskill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 819 students at SUNY Cobleskill that take at least one class online. 138 students are part time.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 30,054 students at Rutgers New Brunswick that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
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 the rest 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).
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