by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,970 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 80 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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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Chadron, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 80 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UMN Crookston is a small school located in Crookston, Minnesota that handed out 12 bachelors’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 Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. OPSU is a public institution located in Goodwell, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University Plant Sciences Report
University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 32 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #8. University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a fairly large school located in Mayaguez, that handed out 37 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Iowa State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 115 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Plant Sciences Report
With a ranking of #13, Fort Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Fort Valley, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Fort Valley State University
With a ranking of #14, California State University - Fresno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. California State University - Fresno is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 70 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Morrisville State College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Kansas State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 63 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Plant Sciences Report
Montana State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Plant Sciences at Montana State University
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #23. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 39 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield
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