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Plant Sciences at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Plant Sciences Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Plant Sciences Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Plant Sciences from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from Virginia Tech, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech 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 0
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 680 $54,190
Conservation Scientists 600 $75,370
Soil and Plant Scientists 130 $68,660
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 40 $84,630

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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