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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$18,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 300 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 189 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 53 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,324 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University Plant Sciences Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Texas Tech University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, OSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,978 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

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

Read more about Plant Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #5 spot on the list. OPSU is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OPSU also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $14,308 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Plant Sciences Report

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 more about Plant Sciences at University of Arizona

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,531 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SHSU.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Sam Houston State University

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Plant Sciences Report

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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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