2023 Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Animal Services Associate Degree 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.
The Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for animal services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Animal Services
Our analysis found North Shore Community College to be the best value school for animal services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year. The average amount in student loans that animal services majors at North Shore Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,471.
In addition to its great value ranking, North Shore Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Animal Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value animal services schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Findlay. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Findlay are $37,188 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Findlay also is in the top 10% of our Best Animal Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delaware Valley University is a great value for animal services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DelVal are $41,380 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morrisville State College is a great value for animal services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Morrisville State College are $18,651 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, animal services majors at Morrisville State College accumulate an average of around $14,656 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $306.
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Majors Related to Animal Services
One of 16 majors within the area of study, animal services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Animal Services
| 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 5 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 Corey Hensley.
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