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Major Overview for Plant Sciences, General

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Overview for 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.

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A major in Plant Sciences, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Plant Sciences, General

Top 20 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Plant Sciences, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
37
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$18,399
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY
31
(16.5%)
Minimally Selective$16,015
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
30
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$16,465
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
30
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$15,753
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
29
(0.8%)
Minimally Selective$13,578
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
22
(0.6%)
Most Selective$46,691
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
13
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$12,482
Rutgers University - New Brunswick-Piscataway
New Brunswick, NJ
13
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$21,373
Arkansas State University-Main Campus
State University, AR
13
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$12,230
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
10
(0.2%)
Minimally Selective$12,895
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.