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

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the plant science, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

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

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Rutgers University - 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 estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend University of Delaware.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

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#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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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