Willmar, Minnesota · Public
Plant Sciences at Ridgewater College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.9% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.9%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~20
- Schools with reported signal
- 107
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 50.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,046/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $40,184
- Median debt
- $12,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $43,827/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 107 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,596 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,548 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 31% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,878 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.8% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 1.2% reported share · $7,000 net A+ Kishwaukee College Malta, IL · 0.3% reported share · $4,574 net A+ Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ · 0.5% reported share · $5,279 net A+ 
Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI · 0.3% reported share · $5,137 net A+ 
Butte College Oroville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $5,520 net A+ 
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA · 0.0% reported share · $6,490 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Plant Sciences accounts for 0.9% of reported programs at Ridgewater College, which is bigger than 69% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Ridgewater College's average net price is $10,046 per year, about $40,184 over four years. That is $5,596 below the $15,642 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $43,827 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $13,548 below the $57,375 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Ridgewater College #33 of 107 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.