Plant Sciences at Oregon State University

If you are interested in studying plant sciences, you may want to check out the program at Oregon State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 students attend the school each year.

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.

Oregon State Plant Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences
Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Oregon State Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Plant Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from Oregon State, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

The following plant sciences concentations are available at Oregon State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Science, General	1
Horticultural Science	1
Range Science & Management	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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Soil and Plant Scientists	590	$69,210
Agricultural Sciences Professors	200	$88,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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