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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” 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.

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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant science, general. To top this list, a school must have a successful plant science, general program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

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

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

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

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

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 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 89%. 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%.

Read full report on Plant Science, General at Mizzou

3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

#4 overall quality in Plains States

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the 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 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%.

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

• Most Popular 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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