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Plant Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus

Plant Genetics at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every plant genetics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the plant genetics program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plant Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Plant Genetics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Genetics

Purdue Plant Genetics Rankings

The plant genetics major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plant Genetics. 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 Genetics Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant genetics majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Plant Genetics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of plant genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant genetics at Purdue 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 genetics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in plant genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Plant Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in plant genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Biological Science Professors 1,410 $98,590
Biological Scientists 630 $69,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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