by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Horticultural 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 Temple University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in plant sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Temple was $1,208 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
| Fees | $890 | $890 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
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The median early career salary of plant sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple is $25,194 per year. That is 28% lower than the national average of $35,003.
Temple 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 Temple Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the plant sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences at Temple in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Horticultural Science | 10 |
*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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