2025 Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in plant sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #131 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor'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 bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 - The number of plant sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for plant sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 schools for plant sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for plant sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Bachelor's in Plant Sciences

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

36 Annual Graduates

$40,355 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat The University of Tennessee - Knoxville if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the city of Knoxville.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the plant sciences program make around $40,355 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

2

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

18 Annual Graduates

$37,716 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Middle Tennessee State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the plant sciences program make an average of $37,716 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from Middle Tennessee State University

Best Plant Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	80
Georgia	224	22
North Carolina	213	65
Virginia	213	50
South Carolina	195	9
Kentucky	187	11
Alabama	184	54
Louisiana	171	18
Mississippi	169	30
Arkansas	167	23
West Virginia	147	19

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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	54

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Agriculture	168
Animal Science	141
Agricultural Economics & Business	134
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	48
Soil Sciences	23
Food Science Technology	22
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	21
Agricultural Production	17
Agricultural Public Services	16

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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