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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

7 Colleges
$29,616 Avg Salary
$22,455 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science Bachelor'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. 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.

The Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Animal Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the animal science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in the New England Region for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Women make up 83% of the animal science majors at the school.

Animal Science majors at URI take out an average of $22,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $283.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular animal science schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 96% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 4% are male.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $540.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

About 92% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 8% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, animal science majors at UVM accumulate an average of around $21,055 in student debt.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in animal science at the school are women while 15% are male.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the animal science majors at the school.

Full Animal Science at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for animal science students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 78% of the animal science majors at the school.

Full Animal Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree animal science programs. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Unity.

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Best Animal Science Colleges by State

Explore the best animal science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 22
Connecticut 112
New Hampshire 31
Maine 38
Rhode Island 92
Vermont 80

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 7 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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