2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You
With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, plant sciences is the #172 most popular major in Illinois.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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.
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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Plant Sciences
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $15,500.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Plant Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Plant Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 39 |
| Ohio | 72 |
| Indiana | 28 |
| Wisconsin | 101 |
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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 2 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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