by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,175 people earned their degree in plant sciences, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,727 and had an average of $19,352 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 134 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 47 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in plant sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree plant sciences students.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Miles Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miles City, Montana, and it awarded 6 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public institution located in Wooster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Mitchell, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Little Big Horn College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crow Agency, Montana, and it awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Northeast Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school situated in Sheridan, Wyoming. It awarded 9 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Northwest Community College is located in Powell, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Southwest Tech is a small school located in Fennimore, Wisconsin that handed out 7 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Mississippi Delta Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Moorhead, Mississippi, and it awarded 4 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Delta Community College Plant Sciences Report
Treasure Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Treasure Valley Community College is a small school located in Ontario, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Treasure Valley Community College Plant Sciences Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 5 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Leeward Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pearl City, Hawaii, and it awarded 6 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Oklahoma State College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Eastern Oklahoma State College is located in Wilburton, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Mercer County Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Mercer County Community College
With a ranking of #16, Central Wyoming College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Casper College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. SWCC is a small public school situated in Creston, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Bergen Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Paramus, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Sussex County Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Sussex County Community College is a small public school situated in Newton, New Jersey. It awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Fox Valley Technical College
With a ranking of #22, SUNY Cobleskill did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #23. This medium-sized school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 4 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Northcentral Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Wausau, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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