2026 Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools in Virginia
[Animal Sciences, General](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/general-animal-sciences/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for animal sciences, general students.
What’s on this page:
2026 Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools in Virginia
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the animal sciences, general degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools
For return on investment in animal sciences, general, no school beat Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University this year. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,948, while out-of-state students pay about $37,764. Animal Sciences, General graduates carry a median of $22,631 in student loans. Animal Sciences, General graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University earn a median of $28,729 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 55% of applicants are accepted.
More Animal Sciences, General Rankings
View All Animal Sciences, General Rankings >
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
