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2026 Best Value Poultry Science Schools in North Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the poultry science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Poultry Science Schools
Leading the list is North Carolina State University At Raleigh, our #1 best value for poultry science in North Carolina. North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh. Students from in state pay about $8,799 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $32,847. Students borrow a median of $22,689 to complete the poultry science program here. Early-career poultry science graduates make about $33,332. Set against $22,689 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. North Carolina State University At Raleigh admits about 42% of applicants.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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.
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[Poultry Science](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/animal-science/poultry-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
