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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 300 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 189 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

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 sciences 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Plant Sciences Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Full Texas Tech Plant Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at OSU

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #4 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at West Texas A&M University

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Plant Sciences Report

#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, OPSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OPSU is $13,392 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 20 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,006 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, SHSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SHSU Plant Sciences Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Full Stephen F Austin State University 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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