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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Plant Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the plant sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 25 students majoring in plant sciences at UF, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 70% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the United States. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 16 students majoring in plant sciences at UIUC, 69% are male and 31% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in plant sciences at UNL, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the United States. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 50% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 58% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #8, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 64% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

About 40% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 60% are male.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in plant sciences at NMSU Main Campus, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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

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

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 26 schools only.

  • 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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