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2023 Best Value Animal Science Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$21,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$67,631 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science Master'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.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for animal science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Animal Science Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for animal science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Dakota State University is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Mayaguez, UPR Mayaguez is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPR Mayaguez are $3,800 per year.

Full Animal Science at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at West Texas A&M University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the United States. Located in the town of Canyon, West Texas A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

West Texas A&M University graduate students pay an average of $8,574 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 per year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree animal science programs. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for animal science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Animal Science at Texas Tech University Report

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per 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 25 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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