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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Connecticut, there were 22 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,500 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,719 and $18,083 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 3 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $26,179 for Connecticut Associate Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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