by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree animal services students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #1 spot on the list. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Arizona College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Central Arizona College is a small school located in Coolidge, Arizona that handed out 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 Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Mesalands Community College is a small school located in Tucumcari, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s animal services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Animal Services at Mesalands Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Animal Services Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s animal services degrees 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%.
Full Cochise County Community College District Animal Services Report
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