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Plant Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Plant Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every plant sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the plant sciences program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

Purdue Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

Purdue Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Plant Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The plant sciences program at Purdue awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

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In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus 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 1
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Conservation Scientists 230 $63,320
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 170 $47,880
Soil and Plant Scientists 130 $59,850
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 40 $64,030

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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