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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 New England region, there were 82 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,690 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. 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 an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 3 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $26,179 for new england region associate degree plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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