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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Far Western US region, there were 411 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,137 and $19,938 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Sciences in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 20 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of California - Davis

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 11 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at Wazzu

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at UNR

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 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 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 1 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Plant Sciences at UW Seattle

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