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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Plant Sciences is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 3,246 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,854 and had an average of $19,711 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 382 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,783 and $18,069 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwest Tech is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southwest Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,167 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwest Tech.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Plant Sciences Report

#2

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

FVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FVTC is $8,385 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Fox Valley Technical College

#3

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Chippewa Valley Technical College is $8,764 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at CVTC

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small school located in Wooster, Ohio that handed out 14 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $13,854 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Plant Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northcentral Technical College is a public institution located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,871 for great lakes region associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend North Central Technical College.

Full Northcentral Technical College Plant Sciences Report

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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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