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Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools

There are 164 colleges that offer a degree in Plant Sciences. Learn more about the most popular schools below:

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

Today’s Plant Sciences students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendance, there are many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 164 schools in the United States offering Plant Sciences programs. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school’s program.

Check out the Plant Sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

The most popular school in the United States for Plant Sciences students is Iowa State University. Located in Ames, IA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 165 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $50,667. Full Plant Sciences at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. University of Florida is a public school located in Gainesville, FL. This school awarded 121 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,898. Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Florida

North Carolina State University at Raleigh comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Raleigh, NC, this is a public institution. This school awarded 100 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $50,866. Read full report on Plant Sciences at North Carolina State University at Raleigh

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #4 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Kansas State University is a public school located in Manhattan, KS. During the most recent year for which we have data, 97 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $47,890. Read More…

Colorado State University-Fort Collins comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Colorado State University-Fort Collins is a public school located in Fort Collins, CO. This school awarded 91 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $43,283. Full Plant Sciences at Colorado State University-Fort Collins Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Oregon State University is a public school located in Corvallis, OR. This school awarded 90 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $47,459. Read full report on Plant Sciences at Oregon State University

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #7 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Auburn University is a public school located in Auburn, AL. This school awarded 87 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $50,578. Full Plant Sciences at Auburn University Report

University of Nebraska-Lincoln landed the #8 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a public school located in Lincoln, NE. During the most recent year for which we have data, 83 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $45,149. Read More…

#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. University of Georgia is a public school located in Athens, GA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 79 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $48,074. Full Plant Sciences at University of Georgia Report

West Texas A & M University landed the #10 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Located in Canyon, TX, this is a public institution. This school awarded 75 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $43,203. Read More…

California State University-Fresno landed the #11 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Located in Fresno, CA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 69 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $36,356. Read full report on Plant Sciences at California State University-Fresno

#12

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Lubbock, TX, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 69 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $46,893. Read full report on Plant Sciences at Texas Tech University

Missouri State University-Springfield landed the #13 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Missouri State University-Springfield is a public school located in Springfield, MO. This school awarded 59 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $38,092. Full Plant Sciences at Missouri State University-Springfield Report

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University comes in at #14 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Blacksburg, VA, this is a public institution. This school awarded 55 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $59,604. Read full report on Plant Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ohio State University-Main Campus landed the #15 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Ohio State University-Main Campus is a public school located in Columbus, OH. This school awarded 54 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $49,087. Read More…

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville landed the #16 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is a public school located in Knoxville, TN. During the most recent year for which we have data, 54 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $44,937. Read full report on Plant Sciences at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

University of California-Davis landed the #17 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Located in Davis, CA, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 54 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $41,123. Read More…

#18

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Ithaca, NY, this is a private nonprofit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 52 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $70,710. Read full report on Plant Sciences at Cornell University

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus comes in at #19 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus is a public school located in University Park, PA. This school awarded 52 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $54,468. Full Plant Sciences at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Report

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo landed the #20 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo is a public school located in San Luis Obispo, CA. During the most recent year for which we have data, 49 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $62,831. Read More…

#21

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

Montana State University comes in at #21 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Bozeman, MT, this is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, 49 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $44,828. Full Plant Sciences at Montana State University Report

Texas A&M University-College Station landed the #22 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. Texas A&M University-College Station is a public school located in College Station, TX. This school awarded 49 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $54,018. Read More…

University of Missouri-Columbia comes in at #23 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. Located in Columbia, MO, this is a public institution. This school awarded 49 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $48,326. Read More…

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez landed the #24 spot in our Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is a public school located in Mayaguez, PR. This school awarded 48 degrees in Plant Sciences in the most recent reporting year. Graduates of this program go on to a median salary of $30,995. Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

#25

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho comes in at #25 on our list of the most popular colleges for Plant Sciences majors. University of Idaho is a public school located in Moscow, ID. During the most recent year for which we have data, 46 people earned their degree in Plant Sciences from this school. Graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,058. Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Idaho

#27

SUNY Morrisville

Morrisville, NY
#28

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS
#29

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV
#30

Clemson University

Clemson, SC
#33

Utah State University

Logan, UT
#36

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
#38

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
#47

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#49

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE
#50

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for this major that just missed the list above.

Rank College Location
51 Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL
52 Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
53 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
54 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI
55 Connecticut State Community College New Britain, CT
56 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
57 Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR
58 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
59 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN
60 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
61 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
62 University of Delaware Newark, DE
63 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
64 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX
65 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH
66 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI
67 Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA
68 Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
69 Pennsylvania Western University California, PA
70 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
71 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD
72 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA
73 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO
74 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
75 Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD
76 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
77 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
78 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
79 Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE
80 Northern Wyoming Community College District Sheridan, WY
81 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
82 University of Minnesota-Crookston Crookston, MN
83 Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA
84 Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ
85 Miles Community College Miles City, MT
86 Ridgewater College Willmar, MN
87 Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson, NY
88 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
89 Riverland Community College Austin, MN
90 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV
91 Dordt University Sioux Center, IA
92 Kishwaukee College Malta, IL
93 Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS
94 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN
95 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
96 Heartland Community College Normal, IL
97 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
98 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA
99 Bergen Community College Paramus, NJ
100 Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID
101 Casper College Casper, WY
102 Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH
103 Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IA
104 Huntington University Huntington, IN
105 Kankakee Community College Kankakee, IL
106 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI
107 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC
108 Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA
109 Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA
110 Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK
111 University of Maine Orono, ME
112 Vincennes University Vincennes, IN
113 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
114 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS
115 Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
116 Coalinga College Coalinga, CA
117 Fullerton College Fullerton, CA
118 Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
119 Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IA
120 Missouri State University-West Plains West Plains, MO
121 Northwest College Powell, WY
122 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA
123 Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA
124 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
125 Southwestern Community College Creston, IA
126 Triton College River Grove, IL
127 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL
128 Woodland Community College Woodland, CA
129 Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI
130 Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ
131 Beal University Bangor, ME
132 Brigham Young University Provo, UT
133 Butte College Oroville, CA
134 Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd, MN
135 Central Wyoming College Riverton, WY
136 Century College White Bear Lake, MN
137 Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ
138 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
139 Dine College Tsaile, AZ
140 Dodge City Community College Dodge City, KS
141 Eastern Wyoming College Torrington, WY
142 Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA
143 James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH
144 Langston University Langston, OK
145 Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY
146 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
147 Little Big Horn College Crow Agency, MT
148 Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH
149 Madera Community College Madera, CA
150 Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN
151 Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, MN
152 North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
153 North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IA
154 NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR
155 Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN
156 Ozarka College Melbourne, AR
157 Saint Joseph’s University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
158 Shasta College Redding, CA
159 South Florida State College Avon Park, FL
160 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX
161 Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ
162 Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX
163 University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville, AR
164 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA

Plant Sciences by Region

See the most popular Plant Sciences schools in a specific region of the United States.

Region
New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Plains States
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountains
Far Western US

More Plant Sciences Rankings

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools ranking, along with other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Plant Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science 1,201
Horticultural Science 903
General Plant Sciences 692
Plant Protection/Pest Management 166
Range Science & Management 153
Other Plant Sciences 107
Horticultural Plant Breeding 39
Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 9,051
Agricultural Economics 8,612
Animal Science 8,295
Horticulture 4,164
Veterinary Medicine 3,756

References

*The average salary above is for the top 25 schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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