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 Wisconsin 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 134 degrees in plant sciences annually.
Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in plant sciences needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 22 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in plant sciences has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 20th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 36 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - Platteville in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the plant sciences major at University of Wisconsin - Platteville earn $3,577 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in plant sciences. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public university located in the town of River Falls. This university ranks 26th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 27 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the plant sciences major at University of Wisconsin - River Falls get $4,458 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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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Your choice of plant sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
