Plant Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

If you plan to study plant sciences, take a look at what University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and approximately 12,825 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.

UPR Mayaguez Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at UPR Mayaguez 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 UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 70% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UPR Mayaguez Plant Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

In the plant sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

Plant Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agronomy & Crop Science	23
Horticultural Science	16
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	6

Related Majors

• Soil Sciences
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• General Agriculture

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.