by our College Data Analytics TeamBotany/Plant Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Washington State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in botany, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Wazzu paid an average of $1,322 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $617 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,781 | $25,879 |
| Fees | $1,682 | $1,682 |
Wazzu does not offer an online option for its botany master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wazzu Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the botany students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in botany at Wazzu in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 16%.
| 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 | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Botany/Plant Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Botany | 2 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to botany/plant biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 8 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Zoology | 5 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 13 |
*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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