by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 766 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,148 and $19,362 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 421 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 16 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 southeast region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 6 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Mississippi State University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 50 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 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Plant Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Plant Sciences Report
University of Kentucky came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 86%.
University of Mount Olive came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mount Olive is a small school located in Mount Olive, North Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 16 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 3 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 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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