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Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 58% of the students majoring in plant sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

Full Plant Sciences at University of California - Davis Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Women make up 50% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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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 4 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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