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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,388 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Undergraduate 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.

The Best Value Plant Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for plant sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Plant Sciences

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Ridgewater College the best value school in the United States for plant sciences students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ridgewater College are $5,914 per year.

Ridgewater College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Ridgewater College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

FVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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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 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.

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