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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
$10,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Plant Science, General is the 490th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 169 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in plant science, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant science, general programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $4,069 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $10,637 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

A-State also made our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for A-State is $11,672 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 32 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,126 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Louisiana State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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