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

6 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 775 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,292 and $18,912 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at South Dakota State

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree plant sciences students list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 14 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree plant sciences students list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Plant Sciences Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at K -State

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree plant sciences students list, Mizzou has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou 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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