by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 990 people earned their degree in animal services, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, animal services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,249 and had an average of $17,877 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 66 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,442 and $21,559 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their animal services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree animal services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Arizona College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region. Coolidge, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s animal services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Services at Pinal County Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesalands Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesalands Community College is a public institution located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Animal Services at Mesalands Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s animal services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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