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Best Value Colleges for Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

7

Schools Ranked

$24,134

Avg. Earnings

N/A

Best Payback

0

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	$15,106	$32,563	N/A
2	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA · Public	$19,297	$21,781	N/A
3	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media, PA · Public	$21,599	$21,781	N/A
4	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public	$27,137	$21,781	N/A
5	The University of Findlay Findlay, OH · Private	$24,367	$20,140	N/A
6	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	$13,644	$23,456	N/A
7	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	$13,273	$27,439	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.