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

9 Ranked Colleges
90 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 745 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,643 and $20,636 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Georgia

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Florida

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Tech Plant Sciences Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 12 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read more about Plant Sciences at NC State

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Clemson

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Auburn

#7

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

West Virginia University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. West Virginia University is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at WVU

#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Kentucky

#8 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree plant sciences students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Plant Sciences Report

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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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