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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 166 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,711 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Cobleskill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,647 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read more about Plant Sciences at SUNY Cobleskill

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #2 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 14 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,654 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend Rutgers New Brunswick.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Plant Sciences Report

#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is a public institution located in Morrisville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Morrisville State College

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend University of Delaware.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Delaware

#5

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 10 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMCP is $19,045 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.

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

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Temple University

#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

DelVal also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $27,587 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend DelVal.

Read more about Plant Sciences at DelVal

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $40,126 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Cornell.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Cornell University

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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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