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

5 Ranked Colleges
137 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 715 people earned their degree in plant science, general, making the major the 490th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 169 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 137 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant science, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant science, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,528 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Florida.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $14,235 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 15 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $14,822 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University is $17,328 for southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Plant Science, General Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $23,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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