by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Plant Science, General is the 514th most popular major in the country with 668 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 138 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant science, general. That schools that top this list have a program in plant science, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Plant Science, General Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 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 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%.
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