by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,727 and had an average of $19,352 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,574 and $20,333 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their plant sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the #3 spot on the list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in West Windsor, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Bergen Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Paramus, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Sussex County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Sussex County Community College is a public institution located in Newton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 24 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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