Plant Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285.

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.

Louisiana State University Plant Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Louisiana State University Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at Louisiana State University 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.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Louisiana State University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at Louisiana State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Science, General	18

Related Majors

• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Conservation Scientists	630	$61,430
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	400	$54,830
Soil and Plant Scientists	90	$68,100
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$75,170

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
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.