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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
$34,574 Avg Salary
$20,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plant Sciences 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 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for plant sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

On average, plant sciences graduates from Cornell take out $15,713 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for plant sciences students. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Plant Sciences majors at UD take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Morrisville, Morrisville State College is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public school with a small student population.

Plant Sciences majors at SUNY Cobleskill take out an average of $17,891 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plant sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Plant Sciences majors at Temple take out an average of $22,874 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Bergen Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plant sciences programs. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Paramus.

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#10

Mercer County Community College

West Windsor, NJ

Mercer County Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plant sciences programs. Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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Best 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

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 11 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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