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Bachelor's · Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary Science and Related Fields

Plant Sciences (Bachelor's): earnings by school

56 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$43,856
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$54,874
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,250
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 46 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $50,653 and $61,397. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$58,916$82,487$19,333
South Dakota State University SD$58,913$78,494$20,500
California State University-Fresno CA$63,767$77,034$19,250
University of California-Davis CA$45,345$72,335—
California State University-Chico CA$45,257$68,629$12,767
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$49,887$66,714—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$49,672$66,513$18,500
Washington State University WA$64,374——
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$52,117$63,279—
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$44,702$62,957$15,728
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$49,939$61,946$18,750
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$42,875$61,587$16,264
Arkansas State University AR$46,797$61,397—
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$49,026$61,085$18,390
Iowa State University IA$48,895$60,997$17,504
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$45,523$59,732$16,750
University of Minnesota-Crookston MN$61,464$59,240—
Cornell University NY—$58,960$8,604
Kansas State University KS$48,690$58,603$19,625
Oregon State University OR$39,032$57,950$25,716
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$39,032$57,950$25,716
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$43,908$56,812$20,250
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$43,317$56,630$19,500
Southeast Missouri State University MO$46,752$56,265—
Northwest Missouri State University MO$53,530—$18,250
Chadron State College NE$38,794$53,484—
University of Florida FL$31,918$53,270$12,920
Clemson University SC—$52,844$16,500
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$37,228$52,707$20,052
University of Wyoming WY$43,750$52,652—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$37,667$52,329$25,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$37,667$52,329$25,000
Auburn University AL$47,671$52,104$18,114
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$51,912$20,500
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$50,242$51,696$17,750
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill NY—$51,399$17,370
Mississippi State University MS$42,984$50,653$19,688
West Virginia University WV$36,937$50,249$20,500
Delaware Valley University PA$34,800$48,031—
Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX$40,682$47,878—
Michigan State University MI$49,378$47,404$20,750
University of Idaho ID$41,322$47,392$16,500
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$41,824$47,267$13,000
Montana State University MT—$45,392$21,892
Utah State University UT$45,006—$12,500
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$43,856——
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$38,398$42,034$22,650
Middle Tennessee State University TN$40,898——
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM$40,393——
University of Georgia GA$39,480——
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$37,333—$19,498
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$36,709——
Temple University PA—$35,728—
University of Vermont VT—$34,672$19,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$34,612——
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR$22,963$30,252—