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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Salary
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 9 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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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees 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 $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Texas A&M College Station

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $11,101 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

Full Texas Tech Plant Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Stillwater, Oklahoma 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,698 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OSU.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at OSU

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Plant Sciences Report

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at NMSU Main Campus

#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 7 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,181 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend OPSU.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,832 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Sam Houston State University

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Stephen F Austin State 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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