2024 Best Plant Sciences Schools
71
Colleges in the United States
3,175
Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded
$38,727
Avg Early-Career Salary
Plant Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 71 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Plant Sciences Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,175 degrees in plant sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Plant Sciences School
Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Plant Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
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 the Best Plant Sciences Schools.
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Best Schools for Plant Sciences in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of plant sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
10 Top Schools in Plant Sciences
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
35
Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
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Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in plant sciences. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ames. This university ranks 1st out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 172 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available. Plant Sciences degree recipients from Iowa State University earn a boost of approximately $19,028 over the typical income of plant sciences majors.
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It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Plant Sciences degree recipients from Texas A&M University - College Station receive an earnings boost of about $3,742 above the typical earnings of plant sciences majors.
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It's hard to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a degree in plant sciences. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 149 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the plant sciences degree program at University of Florida get $8,455 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 88 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the plant sciences degree program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln get $6,586 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In WI
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 19 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were about 66 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available. Plant Sciences degree recipients from South Dakota State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $11,486 over the average earnings of plant sciences majors.
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo. This university ranks 17th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 54 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo make $11,787 more than the typical plant sciences graduate.
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Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 122 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the plant sciences program earn an average of $37,111 in their early career salary.
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UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 74 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the plant sciences major at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earn $10,419 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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