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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in Pennsylvania

1 Ranked Colleges
$38,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 18 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,711 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 0 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Penn State University Park

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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