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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,088 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Plant Sciences is the #146 most popular major in the country with 912 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which graduate 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Plant Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the United States for plant sciences students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value plant sciences schools in the United States. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

K -State graduate students pay an average of $23,949 in tuition and fees each year.

K -State also claimed a spot on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for plant sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa State are $26,948 a year.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plant sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NC State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF also claimed a spot on our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate plant sciences programs. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Oregon State are $29,420 a year.

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Plant Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 8 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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