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

5 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wyoming is $12,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Wyoming

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Utah State University 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 took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,634 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend USU.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at USU

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #3 spot on the list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $14,132 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at U of I

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 Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado State is $18,668 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full Colorado State Plant Sciences Report

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Montana State University is $19,202 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at MSU Bozeman

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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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