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2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$30,635 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,148 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Plant Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for plant sciences students. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC State are $29,916 per year.

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

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for plant sciences students. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UARK also is in the top 20% of our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 10% of our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $31,108 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $31,664 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
$25,824 Average Tuition & Fees

West Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WVU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,824 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

Auburn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$31,608 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kentucky landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value plant sciences programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $31,608 per year.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 63
Georgia 43
North Carolina 39
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 12
Alabama 52
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 20
West Virginia 7

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

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

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 11 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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