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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 332 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,469 and $20,719 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 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 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region 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 in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 21 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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