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Plant Sciences at Texas Tech University

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Plant Sciences at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

Texas Tech Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Plant Sciences Master’s Program

37% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women.

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In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 4
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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Conservation Scientists 2,010 $57,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 1,280 $52,170
Agricultural Sciences Professors 1,010 $93,580
Soil and Plant Scientists 690 $68,150
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 400 $81,330

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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