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2021 Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
1,037 Bachelor's Degrees
$24,978 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

This year's Best Animal Science Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in animal science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the animal science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying animal science.

Top 10 Best Animal Science Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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South Dakota State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's animal science ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population. South Dakota State also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 3,503 students at South Dakota State that take at least one class online. About 3,375 of the students at South Dakota State are attending part time.

Full Animal Science at South Dakota State University Report

2

Iowa State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 14,911 students take at least one class online at Iowa State. There are roughly 3,155 part time students in attendance at Iowa State.

Full Animal Science at Iowa State University Report

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best animal science schools for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.

Full Animal Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln. UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region list.

The student loan default rate at UNL is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 13,905 students take at least one class online at UNL. There are roughly 3,376 part time students in attendance at UNL.

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5

Our rankings recognize North Dakota State University - Main Campus as the #5 school in this year's rankings. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the city of Fargo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at North Dakota State University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,213 students at North Dakota State University that take at least one class online. 2,437 students are part time.

Full Animal Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

6

Kansas State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population. K -State also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,181 students at K -State that take at least one class online. 3,739 of K -State students are attending part time.

Full Animal Science at Kansas State University Report

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University of Missouri - Columbia earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population. Mizzou also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Mizzou is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 15,161 students take at least one class online at Mizzou. 5,276 students are part time.

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Northwest Missouri State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Maryville, Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 1.6% of Northwest students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,297 students at Northwest are exclusively online. 2,480 students are part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Minnesota - Crookston. UMN Crookston is a small public school located in the town of Crookston. UMN Crookston also made our Best Colleges for Animal Science in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #9.

About 1.5% of UMN Crookston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 995 of UMN Crookston students are exclusively distance learners. 1,254 of UMN Crookston students are attending part time.

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Missouri State University - Springfield earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at Missouri State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,590 students take at least one class online at Missouri State. There are roughly 9,136 part time students in attendance at Missouri 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 160
Minnesota 120
Iowa 219
Kansas 225
Nebraska 95
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 110

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

Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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