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. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 713 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,702 and $19,293 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 472 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 plains states region bachelor’s degree plant sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Chadron State College is a small school located in Chadron, Nebraska that handed out 30 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is located in Crookston, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 115 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 89%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 31 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Plant Sciences Report
With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Kansas State University
Northwest Missouri State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s plant sciences degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 52 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 39 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of the Ozarks ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Point Lookout, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Dordt University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Plant Sciences Report
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 26 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 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 93%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato
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