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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,456 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Animal Science at South Dakota State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Iowa State also is in the top 15% of our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Animal Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

University of Missouri - Columbia 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 #7 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Minnesota 8
Iowa 15
Kansas 26
Nebraska 23
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 26

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 7 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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