by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 594 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking looked at 54 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their plant sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree plant sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 44 masters’s plant sciences degrees 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 54 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 13 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Mayaguez, , and it awarded 8 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Plant Sciences Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 11 masters’s plant sciences degrees 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%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 20 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Tuskegee University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #9. Tuskegee University is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant sciences 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 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clemson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 28 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #16. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Arkansas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Texas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 14 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 full report on Plant Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Utah State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 12 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 10 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of California - Davis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 25 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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