by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Panhandle State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma that handed out 9 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 49 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 63 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern Oklahoma State College is a public institution located in Wilburton, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Plant Sciences Report
Sam Houston State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees 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%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Plant Sciences Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 16 ’s plant sciences 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.
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 4 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
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