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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$21,839 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.

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 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 in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region for plant sciences students working on their graduate certificate. South Dakota State is a 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.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at South Dakota State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for plant sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

UNL also made our Best Plant Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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

Full Plant Sciences at Kansas State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 24
Minnesota 17
Iowa 57
Kansas 32
Nebraska 36
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 22

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 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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