When it comes to popularity, plant sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #164 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of plant sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 71 degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
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 in Minnesota.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the plant sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in plant sciences. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 46 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $29,431.
Any student who is interested in plant sciences has to take a look at University of Minnesota - Crookston. Located in the distant town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 27th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 12 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMN Crookston in the most recent data year. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Crookston make $9,824 more than the typical plant sciences student.
It is difficult to beat Southwest Minnesota State University if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Located in the remote town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 48th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 2 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Southwest Minnesota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
