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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,848 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,814 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Plant Sciences

Our analysis found California State University - Fresno to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $13,608 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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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