Plant Sciences at University of Delaware

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 University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UD Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Plant Sciences Master’s Program

The plant sciences program at UD awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UD, 80% 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 University of Delaware with a master's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Animal Science

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Soil and Plant Scientists	90	$56,870
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	90	$54,780
Conservation Scientists	70	$55,300

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
• Image Credit: By Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.