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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid list, UMCP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $19,045 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

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#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees 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 $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid 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 UD Plant Science, General Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Plant Science, General Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell University is $40,126 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid.

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. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Cornell Plant Science, General Report

#5

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also took 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 $16,647 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students with aid.

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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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