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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$29,155 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

Plant Sciences is the #165 most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for plant sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for plant sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Plant Sciences

$18,533 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in the Far Western US Region for plant sciences students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year. The average amount in student loans that plant sciences majors at Fresno State take out is $17,200.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year. After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo carry an average student debtload of $16,833.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$19,319 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, plant sciences majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $17,662 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from Wazzu carry an average student debtload of $14,370.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wazzu also did well on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chico.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $19,744 per year. While working on their degree, plant sciences majors at Chico State accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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University of California - Davis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,579 in tuition and fees each year. On average, plant sciences graduates from Oregon State take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$43,824 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for plant sciences students. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

UC Santa Cruz undergraduate students pay an average of $43,824 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 263
Washington 43
Oregon 60
Nevada 10
Hawaii 6

One of 16 majors within the area of study, plant sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

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