by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Plant Science, General is the 514th most popular major in the country with 685 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in plant science, general. That schools that top this list have a program in plant science, general in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 6 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 0.6% 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%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 5 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Science, General at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #7, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about Plant Science, General at University of Vermont
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Maryland - College Park
University of Maine landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Plant Science, General at University of Maine
University of Arizona landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
University of Connecticut came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Plant Science, General at University of Connecticut
West Virginia University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #13. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Plant Science, General Report
Oregon State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #16, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 4 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Wyoming
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 41 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, 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 88%.
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