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2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Plant Sciences is the #146 most popular major in the country with 912 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found North Carolina State University to be the best school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree plant sciences programs. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for plant sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 63
Georgia 43
North Carolina 39
Tennessee 17
Kentucky 12
Alabama 52
South Carolina 29
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 20
West Virginia 7

Plant Sciences is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

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