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2023 Best Value Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$18,937 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,631 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, animal science was ranked #164 in the country. In fact 596 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

Full Animal Science at West Texas A&M University Report

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 a year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 per year.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

Full Animal Science at University of Arizona Report

Best Animal Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 100
Arizona 2
Oklahoma 17
New Mexico 6

Animal Science is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Animal Science

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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