2023 Best Value Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,727 and had an average of $19,352 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 766 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,148 and $19,362 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 14 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,874 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Florida.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Florida
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 122 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $19,833 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at NC State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 60 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $17,630 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Georgia Plant Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 23 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,053 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UARK.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full UARK Plant Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $20,432 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mississippi State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Mississippi State University
West Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 26 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,324 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WVU.
Read more about Plant Sciences at West Virginia University
Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $23,999 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Virginia Tech
University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
UK also took the #10 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $20,959 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full University of Kentucky Plant Sciences Report
Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 38 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $23,993 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 94%.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Clemson
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 17 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Middle Tennessee State University has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,941 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend A-State is $16,946 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Arkansas State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,389 for southeast region plant sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Auburn.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Auburn
With a ranking of #13, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Knoxville is $24,617 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UT Knoxville Plant Sciences Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,280 for Southeast Region Plant Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana State University.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
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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
- *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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