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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

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 an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 129 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $11,856 for Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Northeast Community College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southwest Tech is located in Fennimore, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

Southwest Tech also made our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is $14,016 for associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

#3

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

FVTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend FVTC is $14,324 for associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FVTC Plant Sciences Report

#4

Chippewa Valley Technical College

Eau Claire, Wisconsin
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, CVTC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chippewa Valley Technical College is $14,151 for Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at CVTC

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $19,756 for associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Plant Sciences Report

#9 in overall quality

Northcentral Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Wausau, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central Technical College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central Technical College is $13,689 for Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full North Central Technical College Plant Sciences Report

#7

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#8 in overall quality

SUNY Cobleskill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $19,492 for Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at SUNY Cobleskill

#8

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $26,179 for associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN Plant Sciences Report

#9

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#7 in overall quality

Morrisville State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College also made our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $23,215 for Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Morrisville State College.

Full Morrisville State College Plant Sciences Report

#10 in overall quality

Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

Rochester Community and Technical College also made our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $17,307 for associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Rochester Community and Technical College

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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