2026 Best Value Animal Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Animal Health](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/animal-health/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong animal health education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value animal health schools.
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2026 Best Value Animal Health Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal Health Schools
Leading the list is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign, our #1 best value for animal health in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $18,267, while out-of-state students pay about $40,096. Animal Health graduates carry a median of $19,850 in student loans. Early-career animal health graduates make about $42,723. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign admits about 42% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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