2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 33 people earned their degree in plant genetics, making the major the 1186th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 plant genetics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in plant genetics. That schools that top this list have a program in plant genetics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree plant genetics students.
Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Plant Genetics
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s 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 more about Plant Genetics at Michigan State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s plant genetics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 Genetics at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Plant Genetics Major list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s plant genetics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Plant Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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