Plant Sciences
90 colleges offer Plant Sciences in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $39,788, from $23,770 at the lowest program to $58,870 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $36,475 on average, from $21,017 at the lowest program to $53,293 at the highest.
Is a Plant Sciences degree worth it?
Across 49 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $36,397 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $32,102 and $41,299. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $29,330. Debt is 0.81x first-year earnings, which ranks 78th of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 90
- Average Debt on Graduation: $39,788
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $36,475
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Degree type: Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, etc.
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| McGill University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wyoming | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Utah State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| West Texas A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Tarleton State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Sam Houston State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Delaware Valley University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY Morrisville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cornell University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Nevada-Reno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| College of the Ozarks | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southwest Minnesota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Andrews University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Kentucky | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Dordt University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Fort Valley State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of California-Davis | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arkansas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Alabama A & M University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $21,017 |
| University of Vermont | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,690 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,146 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,180 |
| University of Idaho | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $26,655 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,179 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,431 |
| Clemson University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,446 |
| Chadron State College | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,245 |
| Temple University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,249 |
| University of Florida | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,036 |
| Montana State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,048 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,102 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Bachelor's Degree | $37,351 | $15,615 | $32,363 |
| West Virginia University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,545 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Bachelor's Degree | $52,084 | No data | $33,134 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,676 |
| Southeast Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,778 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,515 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $34,546 |
| Arkansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,056 |
| Mississippi State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,464 |
| Michigan State University | Bachelor's Degree | $58,870 | No data | $35,527 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,351 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $43,980 | No data | $36,397 |
| Oregon State University | Bachelor's Degree | $43,980 | No data | $36,397 |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,983 |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,983 |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,983 |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,983 |
| University of Connecticut | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,983 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,111 |
| Auburn University | Bachelor's Degree | $32,354 | No data | $37,144 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,300 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,618 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,927 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,299 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | Bachelor's Degree | No data | $43,038 | $42,469 |
| Kansas State University | Bachelor's Degree | $35,845 | $35,795 | $42,883 |
| Washington State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,410 |
| California State University-Chico | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $43,556 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $44,131 |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | $23,770 | $16,877 | $44,779 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,159 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor's Degree | $30,341 | No data | $45,313 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $49,078 |
| South Dakota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $50,213 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Bachelor's Degree | $39,300 | $29,330 | $50,514 |
| California State University-Fresno | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $53,293 |
| University of Mount Olive | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |