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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 250 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,355 and $23,327 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region plant sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miles Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Miles City, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Little Big Horn College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crow Agency, Montana, and it awarded 1 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 38 ’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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 40 ’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 87 ’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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Plant Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Northern Wyoming Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northern Wyoming Community College District is a small public school situated in Sheridan, Wyoming. It awarded 9 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Wyoming Community College District Plant Sciences Report
Northwest College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 3 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 17 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 45 students 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%.
Central Wyoming College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 1 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 2 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. Laramie County Community College is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Wyoming College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Eastern Wyoming College is a small public school situated in Torrington, Wyoming. It awarded 0 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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