Plant Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #164 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Nebraska 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 137 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. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Plant Sciences Schools in Nebraska ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It's hard to beat University of Nebraska - Lincoln if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 95 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Those plant sciences students who get their degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln receive $3,383 more than the standard plant sciences graduate.
It is difficult to beat Northeast Community College if you want to pursue a degree in plant sciences. Northeast is a moderately-sized public college located in the remote town of Norfolk. This college ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 14 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent data year. Plant Sciences degree recipients from Northeast Community College receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,148 over the typical earnings of plant sciences majors.
Chadron State College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in plant sciences. Chadron State College is a small public college located in the town of Chadron. This college ranks 16th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 28 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Chadron State College in the most recent data year. After graduating, plant sciences degree recipients generally earn about $36,558 at the beginning of their careers.
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. We derive our Best Overall Plant Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
