2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 New England region, there were 82 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,690 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 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.

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.

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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 the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Vermont Plant Sciences Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at UMass Amherst

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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