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Cornell University PhD in Plant Sciences

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Plant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in plant sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Plant Sciences from Cornell Cost?

$30,042 Average Tuition and Fees

Cornell Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Cornell paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$29,500$29,500
Fees$542$542

Does Cornell Offer an Online PhD in Plant Sciences?

Online degrees for the Cornell plant sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.

Cornell Doctorate Student Diversity for Plant Sciences

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
18.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 doctor’s degrees in plant sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their PhD in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in plant sciences at Cornell in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 7%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White9
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities1

PhD in Plant Sciences Focus Areas at Cornell

Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science2
Horticultural Science6
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding8

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business6
Animal Science8
Food Science Technology10

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References

*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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