2023 Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Animal Science Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor'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.
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 a Bachelor's in Animal Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in the New England Region for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, animal science graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $22,092. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $283.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 3 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVM are $43,890 a year. On average, animal science graduates from UVM take out $21,055 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great value for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a large student population.
UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $540.
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University of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,586 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 6 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.