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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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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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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

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 #1 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Plant Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Full Michigan State Plant Sciences Report

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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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