Plant Genetics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a plant genetics school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's plant genetics program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Plant Genetics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Plant Genetics

UW - Madison Plant Genetics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant genetics, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Genetics Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant genetics majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Plant Genetics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of plant genetics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a plant genetics master's degree from UW - Madison, 100% were white. This is above 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in plant genetics.

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

Related Majors

• Human/Medical Genetics
• General Genetics

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Biological Science Professors	990	$81,620
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Biological Scientists	540	$73,520

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.