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

6 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 5 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’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.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’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 University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Plant Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Sciences at SIUC

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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