by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at North Carolina State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in plant sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 NC State was ranked #23 on College Factual's Best Schools for plant sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for NC State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
| Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
Learn more about NC State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Plant Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC State took out an average of $16,250 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $20,359.
The median early career salary of plant sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State is $34,793 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $35,003.
NC State does not offer an online option for its plant sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in plant sciences in 2019-2020, 37.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 1.9% of the plant sciences bachelor’s degrees at NC State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| 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 | 27 |
| Horticultural Science | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 26 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 104 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 15 |
| Agricultural Production | 1 |
| Horticulture | 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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