2023 Best Value Animal Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for animal science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Animal Science
Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for animal science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.
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Out of the 2 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNH are $37,202 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, animal science majors at UNH accumulate an average of around $12,232 in student debt.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 22 |
| Connecticut | 112 |
| New Hampshire | 31 |
| Maine | 38 |
| Rhode Island | 92 |
| Vermont | 80 |
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Majors Related to Animal Science
Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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