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Plant Sciences at North Carolina State University

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Plant Sciences at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a plant sciences school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's plant sciences program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received their master's degree in plant sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plant Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

NC State Plant Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Plant Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for plant sciences at the following degree levels:

NC State Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Plant Sciences Master’s Program

36% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in plant sciences from NC State. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from NC State, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a master's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Plant Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in plant sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Soil and Plant Scientists 960 $72,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors 760 $50,720
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 620 $60,510
Conservation Scientists 390 $61,780
Animal Scientists 140 $61,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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