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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,246 people earned their degree in plant sciences, making the major the 162nd most popular in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 78 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,300 and $15,752 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

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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The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 10 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at UIUC

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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