Plant Sciences at Oregon State University

25% 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 Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and approximately 32,312 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.

Oregon State Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at Oregon 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Oregon State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at Oregon State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Oregon State Plant Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from Oregon State, 59% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon State University with a master's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
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 Oregon State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Horticultural Science	43
Agronomy & Crop Science	9
Range Science & Management	5
Plant Science, General	1

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	800	$49,610
Conservation Scientists	670	$76,790
Soil and Plant Scientists	590	$69,210
Agricultural Sciences Professors	200	$88,310
Forestry & Conservation Science Professors	80	$101,530

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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