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2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Massachusetts, there were 32 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,880 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Plant Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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