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2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region

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Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 352 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,359 and $17,074 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful plant sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 74 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full UIUC Plant Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State University Plant Sciences Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 32 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 29 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 28 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small public school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 8 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #9, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Fennimore, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Plant Sciences Report

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Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin

With a ranking of #9, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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With a ranking of #12, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. CVTC is a medium-sized school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 4 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Wausau, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full North Central Technical College Plant Sciences Report

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 3 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Plant Sciences Report

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Illinois Valley Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Oglesby, Illinois. It awarded 1 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Andrews University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Andrews

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