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2023 Best Value Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$19,782 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,915 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Animal Services School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, animal services was ranked #274 in the country. In fact 990 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Best Value Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for animal services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the animal services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Animal Services

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA
$7,072 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Kirkwood Community College to be the best value school for animal services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a year.

Full Animal Services at Kirkwood Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$26,730 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Woods University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Animal Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. William Woods is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at William Woods are $26,730 a year. Animal Services majors at William Woods take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Animal Services at William Woods University

Best Animal Services Colleges by State

Explore the best animal services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 21
Minnesota 0
Iowa 1
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 10

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Animal Services is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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