Plant Sciences at University of Vermont

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 Vermont stacks up to those at other schools.

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292.

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.

UVM Plant Sciences Degrees Available

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

UVM Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at UVM 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 UVM since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UVM Plant Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agronomy & Crop Science	8
Plant Science, General	7
Horticultural Science	3

Related Majors

• General Agriculture
• Agricultural Production
• Animal Science

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	120	$47,750
Conservation Scientists	90	$55,150

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.