by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 668 people earned their degree in plant science, general, making the major the 514th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 474 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their plant science, general 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Sioux Center, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Middle Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Plant Science, General at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 26 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Missouri - Columbia
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Utah State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Plant Science, General Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Plant Science, General Report
University of California - Davis came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 ranking of #17, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cornell University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Olive did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #19. University of Mount Olive is located in Mount Olive, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Plant Science, General Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 13 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 10 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Arizona
Texas Tech University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
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