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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 235 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,660 and $19,041 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 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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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 Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW is $14,958 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at UW

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

USU also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $16,895 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Utah State University Plant Sciences Report

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, U of I has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $17,509 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $24,440 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montana State University is $21,587 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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