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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,352 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,056 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

Plant Sciences is the #104 most popular major in Arkansas with 43 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Arkansas 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Arkansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Plant Sciences Colleges.

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Plant Sciences

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UARK are $9,574 a year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Arkansas Report

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.

A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, plant sciences graduates from A-State take out $18,126 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Best Value Plant Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 65
Virginia 60
North Carolina 104
Florida 143
Tennessee 57
Kentucky 23
South Carolina 38
Louisiana 18
Alabama 106
Mississippi 37
West Virginia 26

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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