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.
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2023 Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Animal Science Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Animal Science
Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for animal science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal science schools in the Southwest Region . 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for animal science students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
Tarleton graduate students pay an average of $15,031 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.
University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
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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.
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