Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,246 people earned their degree in plant sciences, making the major the 162nd most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 446 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,780 and $19,209 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fresno State are $17,581, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fresno State Plant Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree plant sciences students with aid list, UC Davis has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at UC Davis

#3

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 16 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Wazzu

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Oregon State

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

Featured Agriculture Schools

Find Schools Near You