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Iowa State University MS in Plant Sciences

37 Master's Degrees Awarded
$65,238 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Plant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in plant sciences, 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Plant Sciences from Iowa State Cost?

$10,986 Average Tuition and Fees

Iowa State Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $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

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Plant Sciences From Iowa State?

$65,238 Average Salary
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plant sciences who receive their master’s degree from Iowa State make an average of $65,238 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $65,100.

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Does Iowa State Offer an Online MS in Plant Sciences?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the plant sciences master’s degree program at Iowa State. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.

Iowa State Master’s Student Diversity for Plant Sciences

37 Master's Degrees Awarded
51.4% Women
13.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their master’s degree in plant sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 51.4% of the students who received their MS in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in plant sciences at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 13.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 29
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Plant Sciences Focus Areas at Iowa State

Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science 24
Horticultural Science 3
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding 10

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Production 8
Animal Science 14
Food Science Technology 7
Soil Sciences 4

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References

*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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