by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 103 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,898 and $24,531 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Delaware Valley University is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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