What Plant Sciences grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $57,912 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State UniversitySD | $57,442 | $73,299 | $89,221 | +27% |
| 2 | University of Minnesota - CrookstonMN | $54,598 | $70,365 | $83,557 | +22% |
| 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $49,513 | $68,962 | $88,896 | +19% |
| 4 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $43,606 | $67,544 | $83,748 | +17% |
| 5 | Oklahoma Panhandle State UniversityOK | $52,165 | $65,986 | — | +14% |
| 6 | University of ConnecticutCT | $43,626 | $64,546 | $71,899 | +11% |
| 7 | Texas Tech UniversityTX | $40,808 | $64,175 | $85,664 | +11% |
| 8 | Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA | $47,615 | $63,214 | $75,542 | +9% |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI | $45,365 | $63,034 | $70,870 | +9% |
| 10 | Oregon State UniversityOR | $44,343 | $62,772 | $77,854 | +8% |
| 11 | West Texas A&M UniversityTX | $39,336 | $61,889 | $78,278 | +7% |
| 12 | Tarleton State UniversityTX | $40,342 | $61,498 | $82,300 | +6% |
| 13 | Utah State UniversityUT | $41,019 | $61,446 | $73,442 | +6% |
| 14 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $46,142 | $61,233 | $72,966 | +6% |
| 15 | University of WyomingWY | $46,055 | $60,134 | $70,870 | +4% |
| 16 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $40,124 | $59,610 | $73,872 | +3% |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO | $46,298 | $58,685 | $66,338 | +1% |
| 18 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $43,922 | $58,211 | $75,704 | +1% |
| 19 | Purdue UniversityIN | $44,230 | $57,912 | $71,707 | 0% |
| 20 | University of Hawaii at ManoaHI | $25,256 | $56,473 | $75,158 | -2% |
| 21 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA | $41,749 | $56,059 | $70,692 | -3% |
| 22 | Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX | $37,247 | $56,029 | $61,827 | -3% |
| 23 | Southeast Missouri State UniversityMO | $42,626 | $55,766 | $68,521 | -4% |
| 24 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $43,047 | $55,625 | $69,154 | -4% |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI | $36,841 | $54,933 | $68,424 | -5% |
| 26 | Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA | $46,663 | $54,857 | $47,574 | -5% |
| 27 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $37,264 | $54,296 | $63,750 | -6% |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $39,242 | $54,267 | $73,442 | -6% |
| 29 | North Carolina State UniversityNC | $40,492 | $53,778 | $64,859 | -7% |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI | $43,374 | $53,604 | $61,057 | -7% |
| 31 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at CobleskillNY | $40,212 | $52,872 | $65,048 | -9% |
| 32 | Clemson UniversitySC | $41,511 | $52,590 | $62,446 | -9% |
| 33 | Missouri State UniversityMO | $34,449 | $51,365 | $57,991 | -11% |
| 34 | University of GeorgiaGA | $40,256 | $50,895 | $55,307 | -12% |
| 35 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $37,592 | $50,881 | $72,341 | -12% |
| 36 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $35,391 | $50,372 | $56,390 | -13% |
| 37 | Oklahoma State UniversityOK | $37,592 | $50,311 | — | -13% |
| 38 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $33,128 | $49,703 | $83,557 | -14% |
| 39 | Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA | $33,105 | $49,452 | $65,986 | -15% |
| 40 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $39,000 | $49,399 | $60,927 | -15% |
| 41 | Colorado State UniversityCO | $34,062 | $49,079 | $61,889 | -15% |
| 42 | Fort Valley State UniversityGA | $35,184 | $47,802 | $62,818 | -17% |
| 43 | University of CincinnatiOH | $36,322 | $47,574 | — | -18% |
| 44 | Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMN | $49,513 | — | — | — |
| 45 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $37,592 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $48,852 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $33,666 | $50,881 | — | +4% |
| 2 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $34,840 | $48,852 | $69,841 | 0% |
| 3 | SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at MorrisvilleNY | $28,796 | $37,774 | $46,967 | -23% |
| 4 | University of ConnecticutCT | $37,041 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Century CollegeMN | $31,066 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CincinnatiOH | $42,660 | $38,692 | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naugatuck Valley Community CollegeCT | $33,861 | $47,939 | $70,625 | — |
| 2 | Treasure Valley Community CollegeOR | $30,437 | $40,342 | — | — |
| 3 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $53,578 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridgewater CollegeMN | $57,075 | — | — | — |