Plant Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University

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 Middle Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,080.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University Plant Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Middle Tennessee State University Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at Middle Tennessee 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 Middle Tennessee State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Middle Tennessee State University.

Middle Tennessee State University Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at Middle Tennessee 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

The following plant sciences concentations are available at Middle Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Middle Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Science, General	17

Related Majors

• Agricultural Production
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Animal Science

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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	240	$45,460
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$94,200
Conservation Scientists	140	$68,440
Soil and Plant Scientists	110	$56,980
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	100	$60,490

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

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