by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Utah State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in plant sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at USU was ranked #57 on College Factual's Best Schools for plant sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for USU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USU was $809 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $251 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,732 | $21,677 |
| Fees | $1,128 | $1,128 |
| Books and Supplies | $820 | $820 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,016 | $8,016 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,072 | $4,072 |
Learn more about USU tuition and fees.
plant sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from USU make an average of $39,009 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $35,003.
USU 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 USU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in plant sciences in 2019-2020, 47.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences at USU in 2019-2020, 7.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Plant Science, General | 27 |
| Horticultural Science | 6 |
| Range Science & Management | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 33 |
| Agricultural Production | 15 |
| International Agriculture | 1 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 9 |
| Animal Science | 52 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
