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2023 Best Animal Services Schools

16 Colleges
$22,249 Avg Salary
$17,877 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Animal Services School for You

Animal Services is the #274 most popular major in the country with 990 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Animal Services Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Animal Services Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Animal Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Animal Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Merryfield School of Pet Grooming the best school in the United States for animal services students. Located in the large suburb of Oakland Park, Merryfield School of Pet Grooming is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that animal services majors at Merryfield School of Pet Grooming take out is $6,333.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Shore Community College is a great place for animal services students. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Animal Services Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Findlay landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that animal services majors at Findlay take out is $26,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $649, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Animal Services Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best animal services programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

With a ranking of #7, Delaware Valley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for animal services students. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s best schools for animal services students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

On average, animal services graduates from Colorado State take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $835.

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#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for animal services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

Wilmington College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Animal Services Schools ranking. Wilmington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmington.

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Animal Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, animal services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Corey Hensley.

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