by our College Data Analytics TeamPlant Sciences is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at University of Florida. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in plant sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UF paid an average of $1,139 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $449 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,770 | $27,335 |
| Fees | $1,967 | $2,795 |
plant sciences who receive their doctor’s degree from UF make an average of $75,204 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
UF does not offer an online option for its plant sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UF Online Learning page.
About 42.1% of the students who received their PhD in plant sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 41.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.3% of the plant sciences doctor’s degrees at UF in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 7%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Plant Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agronomy & Crop Science | 7 |
| Horticultural Science | 10 |
| Plant Sciences, Other | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to plant sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8 |
| Animal Science | 8 |
| Food Science Technology | 2 |
| Soil Sciences | 9 |
*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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