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Plant Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

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Plant Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

UMCP Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMCP Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Plant Sciences Master’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The plant sciences program at UMCP awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UMCP, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Conservation Scientists 340 $79,070
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 320 $55,750
Agricultural Sciences Professors 140 $99,840
Animal Scientists 80 $128,700
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 50 $89,660

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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