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2022 Best Value Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 10 Best Value 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Texas A&M College Station

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech Plant Sciences Report

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,962 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at West Texas A&M University

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools 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 8 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 7 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,392 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OPSU.

Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Plant Sciences Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Texas A&M Kingsville

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,006 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report

#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, SHSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Sam Houston State University Plant Sciences Report

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full SFASU Plant Sciences Report

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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