by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Tennessee, there were 57 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,096 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 Tennessee”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Tennessee. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Plant Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Tennessee list. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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