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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$25,540 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,355 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Plant Sciences 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality 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. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW are $16,957 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great value for plant sciences students. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

MSU Bozeman undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $23,435 per 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 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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