Plant Sciences General

A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding, cultivation, and production of agricultural plants, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural plant products. Includes instruction in the plant sciences, crop cultivation and production, and agricultural and food products processing.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 44 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2028 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

25

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

10

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

467

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

102

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

63

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,360

awards given

Top Schools for Plant Sciences General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
168
2 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
158
3 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
135
4 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
126
5 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
111
6 SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
96
7 Clemson University
Clemson, SC
90
8 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
84
9 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
81
10 University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
72
11 Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
66
12 Utah State University
Logan, UT
63
13 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
57
14 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
57
15 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
57
16 Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
54
17 Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
48
18 Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
45
19 Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
42
20 University of Delaware
Newark, DE
42
21 University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN
42
22 University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
39
23 University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
39
24 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
24
25 University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
21
26 University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville
Batesville, AR
20
27 Missouri State University-Springfield
Springfield, MO
18
28 University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
18
29 NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, AR
16
30 Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
16
31 Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
15
32 Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan, WY
15
33 University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
12
34 University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC
12
35 University of Maine
Orono, ME
12
36 Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
9
37 University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
9
38 Leeward Community College
Pearl City, HI
9
39 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
9
40 West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
6
41 Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ
6
42 Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA
3
43 Sussex County Community College
Newton, NJ
3
44 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
3