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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$19,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Plant Sciences is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 3,246 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree plant sciences students.

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

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree plant sciences students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’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.

Full North Dakota State University Plant Sciences Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 11 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at South Dakota State University

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 25 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Plant Sciences at UNL

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 20 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at K -State

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 12 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 18 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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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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