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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$20,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,814 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences Master'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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Plant Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Plant Sciences

Our analysis found West Texas A&M University to be the best value school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Plant Sciences at Texas Tech University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,344 a year.

Full Plant Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plant sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 82
Arizona 6
Oklahoma 7
New Mexico 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 7 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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