2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Genetics (Income $0-$30k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21 people earned their degree in plant genetics, making the major the 1168th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 plant genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant genetics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant genetics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant genetics 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 Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Genetics (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 6 doctorate’s plant genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Plant Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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 UW - Madison Plant Genetics Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Plant Genetics Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s plant genetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Genetics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Plant Genetics at Michigan State

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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