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2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

50 Colleges
$26,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,680 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 596 people earned a degree or certificate in animal science, making the major the #164 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Animal Science Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for animal science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for animal science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Animal Science Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for animal science students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Animal Science Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Animal Science at South Dakota State University Report

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Animal Science Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Animal Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

$4,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools list. UPR Mayaguez is a large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.

UPR Mayaguez undergraduate students pay an average of $4,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$17,978 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Angelo State University is a great value for animal science students. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Angelo State are $17,978 a year.

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$11,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools list. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at West Texas A&M University are $11,208 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Schools list.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Animal Science Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Animal Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Schools list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Schools ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Animal Science at Texas Tech University Report

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

K -State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Schools list.

Read full report on Animal Science at Kansas State University

Animal Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, animal science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Billy Hathorn.

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