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

10 Ranked Colleges
300 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant sciences programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools 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. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 87 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #2 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $11,101 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,421 for southwest region 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 87%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 16 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,698 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Read more about 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 $48-$75k list. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

OPSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OPSU is $10,181 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $10,235 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k 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 $14,464 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,832 for southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, SFASU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,644 for Southwest Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend SFASU.

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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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