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2023 Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$23,042 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,661 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for animal services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Animal Services

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the United States for animal services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Shore Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Animal Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.

Full Animal Services at North Shore Community College Report

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for animal services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Findlay is a great value for animal services students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Findlay, Findlay is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Findlay are $37,188 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Findlay is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Animal Services Associate Degree Schools list.

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#4

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

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 large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DelVal are $41,380 per year.

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#5

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morrisville State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Animal Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morrisville State College are $18,651 per 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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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 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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