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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$38,908 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,393 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Plant Sciences

$41,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCONN are $41,192 a year.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$33,586 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMaine undergraduate students pay an average of $33,586 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$43,890 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

UVM undergraduate students pay an average of $43,890 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Vermont Report

$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year. After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from UMass Amherst carry an average student debtload of $24,000.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 22
Connecticut 17
Maine 3
Vermont 18

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

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 4 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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