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Horticultural Plant Breeding at Cornell University

If you plan to study Horticultural Plant Breeding, consider the program at Cornell University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell University sits in Ithaca, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 5 horticultural plant breeding graduations were recorded at Cornell University.

Studying Online at Cornell University

Online coursework is an option at Cornell University. Of 26,793 students, 527 (2%) studied exclusively online and 1,572 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates at Cornell University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates at Cornell University are 60% women (3) and 40% men (2).

Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Program at Cornell University

Of the 1 master’s horticultural plant breeding degrees awarded at Cornell University, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticultural Plant Breeding master’s degree recipients at Cornell University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1

Horticultural Plant Breeding Doctoral Program at Cornell University

Of the 4 doctoral horticultural plant breeding graduates at Cornell University, 50% were women (2) and 50% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticultural Plant Breeding doctoral degree recipients at Cornell University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Horticultural Plant Breeding doctoral degree recipients at Cornell University, higher than the national average of 5%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Horticultural Plant Breeding Graduates

Students who finish Horticultural Plant Breeding program at Cornell University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Horticultural Plant Breeding majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Soil and Plant Scientists	$59,587

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.