Plant Sciences

2,363 students earn a plant sciences credential each year across 126 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $42,861
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $53,411

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Bachelor's programs — 79 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California55$63,1291 year out$74,094$16,666 2California State University-FresnoFresno, California63$60,4431 year out$78,715$13,000 3South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota36$58,7871 year out$67,485$23,125 4University of Minnesota-CrookstonCrookston, Minnesota16$57,9151 year out$62,594$23,793 5Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas52$50,1151 year out$61,678$21,905 6Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas15$49,5361 year out$49,310$15,125 7Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa112$49,3931 year out$53,958$20,500 8North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota7$49,0481 year out——9University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin20$48,7911 year out$53,374$22,251 10Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, Missouri16$48,5461 year out$59,143$15,789 11University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin23$47,9101 year out$63,694$19,125 12University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska50$47,7161 year out$58,512$21,875 13Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington23$47,5311 year out—$17,539 14Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, Missouri25$47,1701 year out$59,315$23,818 15University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri43$46,6271 year out$58,941$17,983 16Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina10$46,3951 year out$45,036$21,724 17California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California33$46,1521 year out$51,269$13,500 18Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi34$45,9941 year out$47,207$20,311 19University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois27$45,4111 year out$67,313$15,750 20Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas42$45,1631 year out—$21,654 21University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho22$44,5591 year out$55,865—22California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California5$44,0381 year out$50,661—23California State University-ChicoChico, California22$43,9441 year out$70,548$15,000 24University of California-DavisDavis, California19$43,8731 year out——25Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia44$42,8611 year out$49,641$20,687 26Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio27$42,7121 year out$53,324$16,105 27North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina57$42,0081 year out$53,543$22,156 28University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia12$40,7941 year out——29The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee36$40,3551 year out$43,215$22,564 30University of DelawareNewark, Delaware7$39,3621 year out—$24,336 31Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama45$39,0241 year out$57,885$20,500 32Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon83$38,3971 year out$53,355$25,096 33Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon2$38,3971 year out$53,355$25,096 34Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee18$37,7161 year out——35West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia35$37,4541 year out$37,470$25,000 36University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts38$37,1701 year out—$27,000 37Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado75$36,9801 year out—$20,750 38Chadron State CollegeChadron, Nebraska20$36,5581 year out$47,267$15,989 39University of FloridaGainesville, Florida52$36,3721 year out$46,390$12,281 40Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey14$36,3621 year out—$17,881 41Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri44$36,1731 year out$41,016$18,487 42University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming22$36,0621 year out$53,411—43Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan23$35,7011 year out$46,604$24,250 44University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota29$35,2161 year out$45,549$15,391 45Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas—$34,7441 year out$54,535$21,000 46Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana16$33,3111 year out$46,106$20,500 47University of VermontBurlington, Vermont19$33,2211 year out——48Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York19$32,2361 year out$50,679$15,990 49University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico34$30,0531 year out$40,598$9,200 50Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah18$28,0911 year out$58,237—51West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas87—1 year out——52Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas40—1 year out——53Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania36—1 year out—$23,673 54SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York32—1 year out$47,637—55California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California27—1 year out——56University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin23—1 year out——57Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma20—1 year out——58Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana19—1 year out——59New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico18—1 year out——60Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas17—1 year out——61Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana16—1 year out——62University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California13—1 year out$61,102—63University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky11—1 year out——64University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland11—1 year out——65University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas9—1 year out——66University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio7—1 year out——67Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania7—1 year out$58,557—68University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada6—1 year out——69Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityGoodwell, Oklahoma6—1 year out——70Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia5—1 year out——71Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota4—1 year out——72College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, Missouri4—1 year out——73University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina4—1 year out——74Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——75University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona3—1 year out——76SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York3—1 year out——77Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana2—1 year out——78Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota2—1 year out——79Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa1—1 year out——

Associate programs — 31 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska16$49,4811 year out$45,506—2Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, South Dakota14—1 year out——3SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York13—1 year out——4Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster, Ohio12—1 year out$50,793$11,717 5Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin11—1 year out——6University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut10—1 year out——7Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin9—1 year out——8Northern Wyoming Community College DistrictSheridan, Wyoming9—1 year out——9Miles Community CollegeMiles City, Montana8—1 year out——10Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin7—1 year out——11Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin5—1 year out——12Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut4—1 year out——13Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming4—1 year out——14Southwestern Community CollegeCreston, Iowa3—1 year out——15Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——16Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming3—1 year out——17Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii2—1 year out——18Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois2—1 year out——19Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota2—1 year out——20Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, New Jersey2—1 year out——21Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming2—1 year out——22Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California1—1 year out——23Indian Hills Community CollegeOttumwa, Iowa1—1 year out——24Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota1—1 year out——25Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota1—1 year out——26Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, Mississippi1—1 year out——27Bergen Community CollegeParamus, New Jersey1—1 year out——28Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon1—1 year out——29Northwest CollegePowell, Wyoming1—1 year out——30Sussex County Community CollegeNewton, New Jersey1—1 year out——31Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio——1 year out$50,793$11,717

Certificate programs — 33 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania51—1 year out——2SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, New York22—1 year out——3Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania17—1 year out——4Treasure Valley Community CollegeOntario, Oregon15—1 year out——5North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina12—1 year out——6University of FloridaGainesville, Florida11—1 year out——7Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby, Illinois10—1 year out——8Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut8—1 year out——9Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin7—1 year out——10Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin7—1 year out——11University of Arkansas Community College-BatesvilleBatesville, Arkansas5—1 year out——12Kishwaukee CollegeMalta, Illinois5—1 year out——13Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia5—1 year out——14NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas5—1 year out——15Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota4—1 year out——16Ridgewater CollegeWillmar, Minnesota4—1 year out——17University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio4—1 year out——18Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio4—1 year out——19Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California3—1 year out——20Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin3—1 year out——21Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon2—1 year out——22Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California2—1 year out——23Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——24Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California1—1 year out——25University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia1—1 year out——26Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii1—1 year out——27Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee, Illinois1—1 year out——28Triton CollegeRiver Grove, Illinois1—1 year out——29Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana1—1 year out——30Barton County Community CollegeGreat Bend, Kansas1—1 year out——31Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, Mississippi1—1 year out——32Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains, Missouri1—1 year out——33James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, Ohio1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).