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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in plant science, general, making the major the 490th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 100 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant science, general programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the plant science, general program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cornell University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Cornell Plant Science, General Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maryland - College Park is $8,054 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Plant Science, General Report

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Delaware Plant Science, General Report

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $13,545 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Plant Science, General at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $12,984 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Plant Science, General Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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