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Plant Sciences at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

UGA Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UGA Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Plant Sciences Master’s Program

45% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 plant sciences majors earned their master's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UGA, 68% 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 Georgia 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 21
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 770 $50,150
Agricultural Sciences Professors 320 $116,600
Conservation Scientists 250 $69,390
Soil and Plant Scientists 190 $65,820
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors 120 $88,570

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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