Plant Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno

33% 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 Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNR Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at UNR 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 UNR

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

UNR Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 UNR since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at UNR are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 University of Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNR Plant Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UNR, 67% 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Range Science & Management	10

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Conservation Scientists	210	$61,670
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	130	$46,010
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	60	$90,900
Soil and Plant Scientists	30	$71,490

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
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