by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Missouri State University - Springfield. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in plant sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Missouri State was ranked #66 on College Factual's Best Schools for plant sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Missouri State.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Missouri State paid an average of $517 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $228 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,840 | $15,510 |
| Fees | $1,098 | $1,098 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,284 | $9,284 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,184 | $4,184 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Plant Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at Missouri State took out an average of $20,250 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $20,359.
plant sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from Missouri State make an average of $29,685 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% lower than the national average of $35,003.
Online degrees for the Missouri State plant sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Missouri State Online Learning page.
About 44.4% of the students who received their BS in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.7%.
Around 3.7% of plant sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Missouri State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 15 |
| Horticultural Science | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 21 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 39 |
| Animal Science | 40 |
*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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