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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware Valley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Delaware Valley University
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Morrisville State College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Plant Sciences Report
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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