2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
24
Ranked Colleges
67
Degrees Awarded
$32,700
Avg Cost*
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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major” ranking.
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology is the 836th most popular major in the country with 175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 plant pathology/phytopathology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in plant pathology/phytopathology. That schools that top this list have a program in plant pathology/phytopathology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree plant pathology/phytopathology students.
Top 24 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Wazzu
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UARK Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 7 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Ohio State
University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to qualified students.
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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Georgia
North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full North Carolina State University Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Michigan State University
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #10. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UK Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Iowa State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Iowa State Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #12. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at K -State
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at UMN Twin Cities
Cornell University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Cornell
With a ranking of #15, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full UC Davis Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #16. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Florida
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Louisiana State University
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at UW - Madison
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 0 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology 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%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at U of I
With a ranking of #20, Montana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 0 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at MSU Bozeman
With a ranking of #20, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at UNL
University of California - Riverside ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of California - Riverside
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #20. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 1 students 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.
Full University of Arizona Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.