2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,061 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 70 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,761 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 27 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UW - River Falls has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - River Falls is $13,748 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southwest Minnesota State University is $14,397 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Crookston is $10,952 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Platteville is $15,718 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Plant Sciences Report
Chadron State College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,268 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Chadron State College.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report
California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Fresno State is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Fresno State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fresno State is $5,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #10, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,496 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend Iowa State.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Northwest Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 27 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,159 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend UW.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a fairly large public school situated in Mayaguez, . It awarded 39 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UPR Mayaguez is $10,766 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report
With a ranking of #15, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
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With a ranking of #16, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $21,595 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $10,537 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
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Kansas State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $18,285 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 55 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UNL has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,725 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend Missouri State.
Sam Houston State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 33 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, Wazzu has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washington State University is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Florida landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #12 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #25, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $14,648 for Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
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- 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%.
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