2024 Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Plant Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #131 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 bachelor's degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to plant sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other plant sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt plant sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized plant sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for plant sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Plant Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Plant Sciences in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in plant sciences.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Plant Sciences

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

12 Annual Graduates

$15,990 Median Student Debt

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from Cornell University

2

SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY

17 Annual Graduates

$37,927 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat SUNY Cobleskill if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the plant sciences program make about $37,927 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from SUNY Cobleskill

Best Plant Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Plant Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	57
Maryland	207	11
New Jersey	193	13
Delaware	130	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Plant Sciences

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Plant Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Plant Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	29
Horticultural Science	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business	235
Animal Science	180
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	77
General Agriculture	66
Food Science Technology	37
Agricultural Production	36
Horticulture	22
International Agriculture	14
Agricultural Mechanization	8
Veterinary Administrative Services	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms. More about our data sources and methodologies.