by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Iowa State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in plant sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $543 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 | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
Iowa State does not offer an online option for its plant sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.7% of the plant sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in plant sciences at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 7.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 7%.
| 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 9 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Horticultural Science | 4 |
| Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Production | 2 |
| Animal Science | 5 |
| Food Science Technology | 5 |
| Soil Sciences | 1 |
*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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