2025 Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Plant Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #143 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in plant sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on plant sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other plant sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt plant sciences students go into to obtain their master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Plant Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in plant sciences.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Plant Sciences

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in plant sciences. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in plant sciences from Cornell University

2

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

10 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Delaware if you wish to pursue a master's degree in plant sciences. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in plant sciences from University of Delaware

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	12
Pennsylvania	248	3
Maryland	193	7
Delaware	109	5

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Plant Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Plant Sciences is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Plant Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	11
Plant Sciences, Other	10
Horticultural Science	9
Agronomy & Crop Science	5
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	1

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	65
General Agriculture	48
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	18
Agricultural Economics & Business	12
Animal Science	11
International Agriculture	9
Horticulture	6
Agricultural Public Services	2

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).
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