by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant 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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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 |
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
| 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 |
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 |
*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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