by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 239 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,574 and $20,333 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 23 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in plant sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in plant sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #1 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bergen Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bergen Community College is a public institution located in Paramus, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sussex County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Newton, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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