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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Plant Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Auburn University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in plant sciences at Auburn, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Of the 35 students majoring in plant sciences at UF, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

About 36% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 33% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

Full Plant Sciences at Clemson University Report

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for plant sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Women make up 31% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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#7

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree plant sciences programs. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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#8

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in plant sciences at Virginia Tech, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

With a ranking of #10, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plant sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in plant sciences at UK, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 12 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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