by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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 Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Cornell plant sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their PhD in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in plant sciences at Cornell in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 7%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 2 |
| Horticultural Science | 6 |
| Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 6 |
| Animal Science | 8 |
| Food Science Technology | 10 |
*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.