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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Equine Studies

7 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 701 people earned their degree in equine studies, making the major the 558th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 190 equine studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in equine studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality equine studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the equine studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Equine Studies

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Central Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Ocala, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equine studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

CF also made our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend College of Central Florida is $6,548 for associate degree equine studies students.

Read full report on Equine Studies at CF

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana - Western. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Dillon, Montana, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s equine studies students in 2019-2020.

Montana Western also made our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $13,929 for associate degree equine studies students per year to attend Montana Western.

Read more about Equine Studies at Montana Western

#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s equine studies degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree equine studies students list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for associate degree equine studies students.

Read more about Equine Studies at Morrisville State College

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s equine studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $22,501 for associate degree equine studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Equine Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the #5 spot on the list. Findlay is located in Findlay, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s equine studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree equine studies students list, Findlay has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Findlay is $24,884 for associate degree equine studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Findlay Equine Studies Report

#6

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Centenary University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 associates’s equine studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Centenary also made our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $20,474 for associate degree equine studies students per year to attend Centenary University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Centenary Equine Studies Report

#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Equine Studies Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s equine studies degrees in 2019-2020.

DelVal also took the #4 spot in our “Best Equine Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DelVal is $27,587 for Associate Degree Equine Studies students.

Read more about Equine Studies at DelVal

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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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