2024 Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
239Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded
$34,574Avg Early-Career Salary
Plant Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 239 degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of plant sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Plant Sciences
It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maryland - College Park is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in plant sciences. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 24 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Delaware if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Delaware Valley University if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 59th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 12 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 13 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 8 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $31,249.
SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill. This school ranks 87th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 18 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from SUNY Cobleskill receive $3,353 more than the typical plant sciences graduate.
Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 134th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 18 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
