2023 Best Value Animal Science Schools in South Dakota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Animal Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 136 degrees and certificates were awarded to animal science students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 South Dakota ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Animal Science Colleges.

Best Animal Science School

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

138 Degrees

#2 in Quality in South Dakota

$9,299 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in South Dakota for animal science students. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Dakota State are $9,299 a year. The average amount in student loans that animal science majors at South Dakota State take out is $23,250. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $184, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, South Dakota State is ranked #2 for overall quality for animal science in South Dakota.

Read full report on Animal Science at South Dakota State University

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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