by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Auburn University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in plant sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Auburn paid an average of $1,680 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $560 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $30,240 |
| Fees | $1,716 | $1,716 |
plant sciences who receive their master’s degree from Auburn make an average of $43,314 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% lower than the national average of $65,100.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Auburn does offer online classes in its plant sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Auburn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the plant sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 2.8% of the plant sciences master’s degrees at Auburn in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Horticultural Science | 8 |
| Plant Sciences, Other | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 2 |
| Agricultural Production | 23 |
| Animal Science | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.