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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

2 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Plant Science, General is the 490th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 64 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant science, general programs and 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 science, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $13,578 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UC Davis Plant Science, General Report

#2

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,253 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of California - Santa Cruz.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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