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2023 Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$23,184 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,616 Avg Salary

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. 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.

The Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

2023 Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma Panhandle State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Goodwell, OPSU is a public school with a small student population.

OPSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,234 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Animal Science at Oklahoma Panhandle State University Report

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $17,978 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, animal science majors at Angelo State accumulate an average of around $20,243 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great value for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, animal science majors at SHSU accumulate an average of around $23,501 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $170, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Animal Science at Sam Houston State University Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU are $24,764 a year. On average, animal science graduates from OSU take out $20,187 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $481.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFASU are $21,616 a year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $228, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

With a ranking of #8, Tarleton State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tarleton is a large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $17,582 in tuition and fees each year. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $213.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree animal science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. Animal Science majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $18,519 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $314.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Animal Science at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 per year.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,003
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 251
New Mexico 94

Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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