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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
189 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 300 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,400 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 189 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent plant sciences programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #1 spot on the list. Canyon, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend West Texas A&M University.

Full West Texas A&M University Plant Sciences Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 35 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Texas Tech

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at NMSU Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Texas A&M College Station

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, OPSU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma Panhandle State University is $10,537 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OSU.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Plant Sciences Report

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Sam Houston State University

#8 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Plant Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Stephen F Austin 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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