Plant Sciences at University of Delaware

0% 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 University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 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.

UD Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at UD 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 UD since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at UD 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 University of Delaware with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

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

UD Plant Sciences Master’s Program

20% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UD, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of Delaware. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Science, General	14
Plant Sciences, Other	5

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Soil and Plant Scientists	90	$56,870
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	90	$54,780
Conservation Scientists	70	$55,300

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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