2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,175 people earned a degree or certificate in plant sciences, making the major the #165 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for plant sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeast Community College to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Ridgewater College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the United States. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.
Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a great value for plant sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Southwest Tech also did well on our Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Mitchell Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the United States. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.
Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year.
Mitchell Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools list.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plant sciences students working on their associate degree. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school located in the town of Wooster.
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $31,689 in tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Cobleskill did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plant sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Cobleskill are $18,586 per year.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plant sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $30,602 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree plant sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.
UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $41,192 in tuition and fees each year.
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Plant Sciences Related Majors for Plant Sciences
Plant Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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