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2023 Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

8 Colleges
$36,475 Avg Salary
$19,702 Avg Student Debt

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

Plant Sciences is the #165 most popular major in the country with 3,175 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plant sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Plant Sciences

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Full Plant Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fresno. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, plant sciences graduates from Fresno State carry an average student debtload of $18,266.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, plant sciences graduates from Wazzu carry an average student debtload of $15,041.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for plant sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for plant sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

The average amount in student loans that plant sciences majors at Oregon State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,192.

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California State University - Chico came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.

The average amount in student loans that plant sciences majors at Chico State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,056.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best schools for plant sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Plant Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 263
Washington 43
Oregon 60
Nevada 10
Hawaii 6

One of 16 majors within the area of study, plant sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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