When it comes to popularity, plant sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #164 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of plant sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 degrees in plant sciences annually.
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 Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the plant sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in plant sciences needs to take a look at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Students who receive their degree from the plant sciences program earn around $40,355 in the first couple years of their career.
Every student who is interested in plant sciences needs to take a look at Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the plant sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $37,716.
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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