2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 166 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,711 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Plant Sciences Report

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#3 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 8 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree plant sciences students list, UD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Delaware

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #3 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Penn State University Park

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences

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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