2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 3 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

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 Master’s in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Science, General at SIUC

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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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