by our College Data Analytics TeamHorticultural Science is a concentration offered under the plant sciences major at Cornell University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in horticultural science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Cornell does not offer an online option for its horticultural science doctor’s degree program 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 horticultural science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.7%.
Around 16.7% of horticultural science doctor’s degree recipients at Cornell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 10%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to horticultural science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 2 |
| Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding | 8 |
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*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.
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