2023 Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Plant Sciences Doctor'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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Plant Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great place for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Request InformationBest Plant Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 69 |
| New York | 71 |
| Maryland | 24 |
| New Jersey | 22 |
| Delaware | 19 |
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Plant Sciences Related Rankings by Major
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 3 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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