2023 Best Value Animal Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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.
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 in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region 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.
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 Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Animal Science
Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for animal science students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Canyon.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 a year.
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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Angelo State graduate students pay an average of $14,590 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’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 very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.
Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for animal science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.
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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 |
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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 9 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.