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2023 Best Value Animal Science Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$22,739 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,837 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science Associate Degree School for You

Animal Science is the #94 most popular major in the country with 8,294 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Animal Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which associate 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 Associate Degree Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Community College the best value school in the United States for animal science students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,840 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a great value for animal science students working on their associate degree. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the town of Wooster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute are $31,689 per year.

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#5

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at SUNY Cobleskill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the United States. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the town of Cobleskill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Cobleskill are $18,586 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNH are $37,202 a year. On average, animal science graduates from UNH take out $12,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, NY

Morrisville State College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree animal science programs. Morrisville State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Morrisville.

Morrisville State College undergraduate students pay an average of $18,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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Animal Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Animal Science

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 8 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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