2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 100 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant science, general programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree plant sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Science, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

#2 in overall quality

$35,192 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Plant Science, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Read more about Plant Science, General at UD

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General

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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