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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
98 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 147 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 98 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant science, general programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

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

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

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#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 23 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Southeast Missouri State University.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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%.

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#4

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Dordt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. It awarded 4 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Dordt also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dordt University is $25,102 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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