2024 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Plant Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #70 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 doctor's degrees in plant sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on plant sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of plant sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt plant sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized plant sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for plant sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Plant Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for plant sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Plant Sciences

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

6 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is a good choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in plant sciences. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in plant sciences from Washington State University

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

12 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is a wonderful choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in plant sciences. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in plant sciences from University of California - Davis

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	12
Washington	122	6
Oregon	107	0
Nevada	84	0

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Plant Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Plant Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Plant Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences, Other	12
Horticultural Science	5
Agronomy & Crop Science	1

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	13
Other Agriculture	8
Soil Sciences	6
Horticulture	2
Animal Science	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms. More about our data sources and methodologies.