by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region” ranking.
Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Plains States region, there were 713 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,702 and $19,293 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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 plains states region associate degree plant sciences students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mitchell Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Mitchell Technical College is a public institution located in Mitchell, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Northeast Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Creston, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. White Bear Lake, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State College of Science ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State College of Science is a small public school situated in Wahpeton, North Dakota. It awarded 0 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Dakota State College of Science Plant Sciences Report
Riverland Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Austin, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Dodge City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Dodge City Community College
Eastern Iowa Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is located in Davenport, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Eastern Iowa Community College District
Indian Hills Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Ottumwa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Barton County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Barton County Community College
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Nebraska Community College Plant Sciences Report
Minnesota West Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Granite Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rochester, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s plant sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Rochester Community and Technical College
With a ranking of #6, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Iowa Central Community College
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