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Best Animal Science Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Animal Science Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$25,855 Avg Salary
$19,450 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

Animal Science is the #108 most popular major in Illinois with 230 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Animal Science Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Animal Science Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Animal Science Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in Illinois for animal science students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at UIUC take out is $17,250. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $512.

Full Animal Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Animal Science majors at SIUC take out an average of $21,650 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Animal Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Animal Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 171
Ohio 254
Indiana 198
Wisconsin 298

One of 16 majors within the area of study, animal science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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