2024 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in plant sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #70 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for plant sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to plant sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other plant sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for plant sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized plant sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Plant Sciences Schools

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 Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in plant sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Plant Sciences

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

11 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in plant sciences. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in plant sciences from Cornell University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

6 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in plant sciences. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in plant sciences from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

4 Annual Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in plant sciences. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a doctorate in plant sciences from University of Delaware

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	8
New York	174	11
Maryland	119	6
Delaware	53	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Plant Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	10
Plant Sciences, Other	6
Agronomy & Crop Science	5
Horticultural Science	4
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Plant Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	31
Animal Science	13
Agricultural Public Services	3
Agricultural Economics & Business	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.