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2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,932 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

With 309 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, animal science is the #70 most popular major in North Carolina.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Animal Science Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best value experiences for animal science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Animal Science

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for animal science students. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at NC State take out is $22,489. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $345, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

NC State also made our Best Animal Science Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

Full Animal Science at North Carolina State University Report

$6,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year. After completing their degree, animal science graduates from NC A&T carry an average student debtload of $29,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $170.

Full Animal Science at North Carolina A & T State University Report

Best Value Animal Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 154
Virginia 189
Florida 193
Tennessee 160
Kentucky 63
South Carolina 125
Louisiana 114
Arkansas 125
Alabama 226
Mississippi 96
West Virginia 116

Animal Science is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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