by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Agronomy & Crop Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Plant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Texas Tech University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in plant sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Texas Tech was $748 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $339 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,788 | $14,968 |
| Fees | $2,562 | $2,562 |
Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech Online Learning page.
About 25.0% of the students who received their PhD in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in plant sciences at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 7%.
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 9 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 4 |
| Animal Science | 12 |
*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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