2022 Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology is the 837th most popular major in the country with 174 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 30 plant pathology/phytopathology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 plant pathology/phytopathology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in plant pathology/phytopathology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant pathology/phytopathology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the plant pathology/phytopathology 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 Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Pathology/Phytopathology in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

Full North Dakota State University Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#3

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master’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 Pathology/Phytopathology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

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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