by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 159 people earned their degree in plant pathology/phytopathology, making the major the 836th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 plant pathology/phytopathology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in plant pathology/phytopathology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in plant pathology/phytopathology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Washington State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
With a ranking of #8, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at North Carolina State University
Michigan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Michigan State University
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Kentucky Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #11. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Kansas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #14, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Davis landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #16. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana State University Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at Texas A&M College Station
University of Idaho landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology 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%.
Montana State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major list. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at MSU Bozeman
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Report
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking, coming in at #20. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arizona landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Major ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 1 masters’s plant pathology/phytopathology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Pathology/Phytopathology at University of Arizona
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