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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 235 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,660 and $19,041 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wyoming is $9,200 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wyoming Plant Sciences Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #2 spot on the list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 38 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $12,034 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at USU

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 56 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $11,890 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State Plant Sciences Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 25 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $11,735 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend U of I.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Idaho

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Montana State University is $16,625 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Montana State University

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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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