by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 3,152 people earned their degree in plant sciences, making the major the 164th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,612 and $39,317 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in plant sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree plant sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 7 masters’s plant sciences degrees 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 12 masters’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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Sciences Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 4 students 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%.
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