by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,152 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,582 and had an average of $17,940 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 246 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,355 and $19,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,387 and $113,689 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their plant sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 5 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s plant sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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