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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,275 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Plant Sciences is the #146 most popular major in the country with 912 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Plant Sciences

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wyoming the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for plant sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region .

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of I graduate students pay an average of $29,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 24
Utah 15
Idaho 6
Montana 15
Wyoming 15

Plant Sciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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