by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 250 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,355 and $23,327 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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 rocky mountains region master’s degree plant sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant sciences students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 14 masters’s plant sciences 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah 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 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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