2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Animal Science School for You
Animal Science is the #118 most popular major in Colorado with 93 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Animal Science Schools in Colorado ranking.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Animal Science School
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for animal science students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at Colorado State take out is $22,045. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $477.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for animal science in Colorado.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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.
Majors Similar to Animal Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 values are for the top school 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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