2023 Best Value Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Animal Science Doctor'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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Animal Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for animal science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Animal Science
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for animal science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.
UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.
Colorado State also made our Best Animal Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 93 |
| Utah | 108 |
| Idaho | 116 |
| Montana | 49 |
| Wyoming | 106 |
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Majors Related to Animal Science
Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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.