2023 Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

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Plant Science, General is the 514th most popular major in the country with 668 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 29 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular plant science, general programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree plant sciences students.

Top 4 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General in the New England Region

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UCONN Plant Science, General Report

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UVM Plant Science, General Report

3

University of Maine
Orono, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate. University of Maine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s 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%.

Read full report on Plant Science, General at UMaine

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Plant Sciences Major in the New England Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read more about Plant Science, General at University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Science, General

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

Footnotes

• *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.

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