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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$25,088 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the plant sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Plant Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for plant sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 5% of our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at K -State are $23,949 a year.

K -State also claimed a spot on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $29,690 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate plant sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate plant sciences programs. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 per year.

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Plant Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Plant Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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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