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2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region

7 Colleges
$26,481 Avg Salary
$24,499 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Animal Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Animal Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for animal science students. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

After completing their degree, animal science graduates from UCONN carry an average student debt load of $25,872. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

On average, animal science graduates from URI take out $22,134 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $283.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

While working on their degree, animal science majors at UVM accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

Full Animal Science at University of Vermont Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, animal science graduates from UMaine carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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 Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

On average, animal science graduates from UNH take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Animal Science at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for animal science students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

While working on their degree, animal science majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Animal Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#7

Unity College

Unity, ME

Unity College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Animal Science Schools in the New England Region list. Unity is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Unity.

Read full report on Animal Science at Unity College

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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