by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate” 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 239 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal services. To top this list, a school must have a successful animal services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree animal services students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate. Morrisville State College is a public institution located in Morrisville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. Lamar Community College is a small public school situated in Lamar, Colorado. It awarded 25 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. College of Central Florida is a medium-sized school located in Ocala, Florida that handed out 19 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alamance Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate. ACC is a small public school situated in Graham, North Carolina. It awarded 16 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. North Shore Community College is a small school located in Danvers, Massachusetts that handed out 12 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Nelsonville, Ohio, and it awarded 12 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Laramie County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate. Laramie County Community College is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sewell, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Martin Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. Martin Community College is located in Williamston, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
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Northwest College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. Northwest College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 9 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
Black Hawk College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Black Hawk College is a public institution located in Moline, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern Junior College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. Sterling, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s animal services degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Findlay did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Wyoming College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Central Wyoming College is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 7 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Montana - Western came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. Dillon, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s animal services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s animal services degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Delaware Valley University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
Bergin University of Canine Studies did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Rohnert Park, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Animal Services at Bergin University of Canine Studies
Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s animal services students in 2020-2021.
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Highland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #21, Miles Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. Located in Miles City, Montana, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s animal services students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. SMWC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana. It awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #23, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. NHSC is located in New Town, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Pinal County Community College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
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Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
York County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. York County Community College is a public institution located in Wells, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Animal Services Major for an Associate list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
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