Plant Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 65 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of plant sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 3,152 degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Plant Sciences Schools.
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Best Schools for Plant Sciences in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of plant sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in plant sciences. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 132 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the plant sciences degree program at Iowa State University earn $11,035 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It is difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 85 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,163.
It is difficult to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 153 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. After graduation, plant sciences degree recipients generally make about $46,052 at the beginning of their careers.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 49 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the plant sciences degree program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo get $18,796 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 77 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the plant sciences program make about $38,397 in their early career salary.
Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 90 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. After graduating, plant sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $42,008 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 95 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln make $3,383 more than the standard plant sciences grad.
Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 50 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the plant sciences degree program at South Dakota State University get $14,454 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 61 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $45,411.
UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from University of Georgia receive $10,268 more than the typical plant sciences graduate.
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 56 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $42,861.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Plant Sciences Schools award.
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).
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Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
