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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for plant sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in plant sciences annually.
The plant sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Plant Sciences rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 New York.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest 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.
Every student who is interested in plant sciences needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 47 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in plant sciences needs to look into Morrisville State College. Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville. This college ranks 114th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 19 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Morrisville State College in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Cobleskill is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in plant sciences. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 97th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 13 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill 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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The plant sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Plant Sciences rankings. 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.
