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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,579 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

Plant Sciences is the #169 most popular major in California with 263 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in California 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 California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Plant Sciences

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,653 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from Fresno State carry an average student debtload of $17,200.

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$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, plant sciences majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo accumulate an average of around $16,833 in student debt.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in California list.

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$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in California 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year. Plant Sciences majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $17,662 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in California list. Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chico State are $7,864 a year. Plant Sciences majors at Chico State take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UC Davis is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in California list.

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$14,070 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value plant sciences programs. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 a year.

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Best Value Plant Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Plant Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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