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Pennsylvania State University - University Park PhD in Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. 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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park PhD in Plant Sciences

#211 in the U.S
#27 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #211 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #27 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Plant Sciences from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online PhD in Plant Sciences?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Doctorate Student Diversity for Plant Sciences

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
7.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 14 doctor’s degrees in plant sciences awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 50.0% of the students who received their PhD in plant sciences in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.1% of the plant sciences doctor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 9%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

PhD in Plant Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science 3
Horticultural Science 4
Plant Sciences, Other 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 1
Agricultural Public Services 3
Food Science Technology 3
Other Agriculture 1

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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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