2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 382 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,783 and $18,069 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree plant sciences students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at UIUC

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree plant sciences students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at UW - Madison

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Purdue

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#4 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Michigan State

#4

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Ohio State

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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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