2022 Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,058 people earned their degree in animal services, making the major the 263rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, animal services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $19,660 and had an average of $17,032 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 65 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,000 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in animal services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal services 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 animal services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The animal services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree animal services students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animal Services in the Southwest Region

#1

West Texas A&M University

Canyon, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$12,761 Average Net Price

$32,213 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s animal services degrees to qualified students.

West Texas A&M University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Services students.

Read more about Animal Services at West Texas A&M University

#2

Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$13,017 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal services students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Commerce also made our “Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Animal Services students.

Read full report on Animal Services at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Corey Hensley.

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