by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Texas” ranking - to help you make that 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 Texas, there were 243 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,469 and $20,719 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 161 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 6 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 plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students 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 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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