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

14 Ranked Colleges
499 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,246 people earned their degree in plant sciences, making the major the 162nd most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 775 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,292 and $18,912 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 499 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant sciences 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 sciences 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $10,054 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Iowa State University Plant Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Minnesota - Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $5,832 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.

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#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,266 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMN Twin Cities Plant Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNL also took the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $12,216 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $9,990 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Plant Sciences Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $15,285 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 South Dakota State University

With a ranking of #7, Southwest Minnesota State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a public institution located in Marshall, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest Minnesota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwest Minnesota State University is $10,801 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,940 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 89%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 71 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,232 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kansas State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at K -State

North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $11,524 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#11

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southeast Missouri State University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $9,092 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Chadron State College

Chadron, Nebraska

Chadron State College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

Chadron State College also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $12,553 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Chadron State College.

Full Chadron State College Plant Sciences Report

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Missouri State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,527 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Missouri State.

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#14

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Dordt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dordt, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Dordt University is $24,967 for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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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