2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 745 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,643 and $20,636 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 436 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, A-State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Mississippi State University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.
NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fort Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fort Valley State University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend Fort Valley State University.
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University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UARK has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Auburn University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, Auburn has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,104 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Auburn University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 26 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University is $12,983 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
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University of Kentucky landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UK has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 32 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,825 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students per year to attend UT Knoxville.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students list, Clemson has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $20,008 for southeast region 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 low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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