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2023 Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$38,148 Avg Salary
$19,362 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plant Sciences 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Plant Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Plant Sciences Schools

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in the Southeast Region for plant sciences students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for plant sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. 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

With a ranking of #7, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for plant sciences students. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #8, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for plant sciences students. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

West Virginia University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best plant sciences programs. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly 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 11 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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