Plant Sciences at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year.

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.

Colorado State Plant Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences
Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Colorado State Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at Colorado State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plant Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical plant sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% women. So female students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at Colorado State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its plant sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado State Plant Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from Colorado State, 77% 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

If you plan to be a plant sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Horticultural Science	69
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	14
Range Science & Management	4

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Conservation Scientists	1,320	$71,170
Soil and Plant Scientists	400	$56,990
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	330	$57,330
Agricultural Sciences Professors	220	$87,140
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	130	$91,260

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
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