by our College Data Analytics TeamBotany/Plant Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Iowa State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in botany, 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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
Online degrees for the Iowa State botany doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their PhD in botany in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in botany at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Botany/Plant Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 5 |
| Plant Physiology | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to botany/plant biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 4 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 4 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 4 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 7 |
| Zoology | 3 |
*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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