2025 Best Plant Science, General Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
4Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
133Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in plant science, general, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #514 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for plant science, general students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 degrees in plant science, general 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 Science, General rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for plant science, general schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Plant Science, General Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Plant Science, General in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of plant sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Plant Sciences
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in plant science, general. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 plant science, general students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in plant science, general. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 14 plant science, general students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a degree in plant science, general. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 12 plant science, general students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
SUNY Cobleskill is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in plant science, general. 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 approximately 12 plant science, general 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 Science, General rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for plant science, general schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
