2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in the Plains States Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree plant sciences students.

Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in the Plains States Region

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 10 masters’s plant sciences degrees 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%.

Read full report on Plant Science, General at Missouri State University - Springfield

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

#20 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Mizzou Plant Science, General Report

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. 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 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.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Plant Science, General Report

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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