by our College Data Analytics TeamUnfortunately, there were no schools in the Far Western US Region that made our Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. You may want to check out our national ranking in the field instead.
The plant sciences doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for plant sciences students working on their doctor's degree.
As a result of lacking data, we were not able to provide you with the plant sciences quality ranking. This is usually due to there not being enough schools in the Far Western US Region that both offer plant sciences and provided enough information for us to do a sufficient analysis.
Instead, look at at some of our other Plant Sciences rankings below or check out our overall Best Colleges for Plant Sciences ranking.
Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California | 180 | 12 |
| Washington | 122 | 6 |
| Oregon | 107 | 0 |
| Nevada | 84 | 0 |
One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Plant Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plant Sciences, Other | 9 |
| Range Science & Management | 5 |
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 3 |
| Horticultural Science | 3 |
| Plant Science, General | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine | 446 |
| Food Science Technology | 17 |
| Soil Sciences | 17 |
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | 10 |
| Animal Science | 4 |
| Other Agriculture | 3 |
