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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 166 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,711 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant sciences 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 sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 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.

Full Cornell University Plant Sciences Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - College Park is $8,054 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UD.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Delaware

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $13,545 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Plant Sciences Report

#5

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $12,984 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at SUNY Cobleskill

#6

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Morrisville State College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $15,995 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Morrisville State College

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Temple has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Temple University is $18,315 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple University Plant Sciences Report

#8

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, DelVal has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DelVal is $22,193 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Delaware Valley University

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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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