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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
216 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 382 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,783 and $18,069 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 216 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $4,367 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at UW - Madison

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $5,477 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at UIUC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $8,194 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State is $6,686 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Michigan State University Plant Sciences Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $5,483 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

#6

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 27 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $8,366 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls Plant Sciences Report

#7

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Platteville has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,117 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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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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