by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Washington State 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Wazzu was ranked #12 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for plant sciences majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wazzu.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wazzu paid an average of $1,286 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $538 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,202 | $25,145 |
| Fees | $1,968 | $1,968 |
| Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,848 | $11,848 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,542 | $3,542 |
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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 Wazzu took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 26% lower than the national average of $20,359.
The median early career salary of plant sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $51,482 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $35,003.
Online degrees for the Wazzu 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 Wazzu Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the plant sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 39.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the plant sciences bachelor’s degrees at Wazzu in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 24 |
| Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 1 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 10 |
| Agricultural Production | 30 |
| Horticulture | 6 |
| Animal Science | 103 |
*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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