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2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$24,373 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Animal Science

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 10% of our Best Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly 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.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

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

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Animal Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value animal science programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges 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

More Animal Science Rankings in the Plains States Region

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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