by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in plant science, general. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in plant science, general.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Tuskegee is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. It awarded 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 7 masters’s plant sciences degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 10 masters’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%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 #9, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 3 masters’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%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at Montana State University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Maine landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Science, General at University of Maine
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 6 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 7 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%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Maryland - College Park
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 5 masters’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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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.
With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s 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 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Arizona landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 2 masters’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%.
Oregon State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at Oregon State University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Plant Science, General Report
With a ranking of #20, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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