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2023 Best Value Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$29,828 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Animal Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Animal Science is the #164 most popular major in the country with 596 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the animal science doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Animal Science

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Georgia the best value school in the Southeast Region for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Animal Science at University of Georgia Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 5% of our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Animal Science at Auburn University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Animal Science at North Carolina State University

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Read full report on Animal Science at Virginia Tech

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Animal Science at University of Florida Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $31,798 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for animal science students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.

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#9

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree animal science programs. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.

Read full report on Animal Science at West Virginia University

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 17
Florida 21
Georgia 29
North Carolina 28
Tennessee 9
Kentucky 6
Louisiana 2
Alabama 32
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 20
West Virginia 11

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 9 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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