2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 32 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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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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