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Doctor's Degree in Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding

Doctor’s Degrees in Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding

24 Yearly Graduations
25% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 8% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 29.2% of agricultural and horticultural plant breeding graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 24 people earned their doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. This makes it the 359th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree 24
Master’s Degree 17
Bachelor’s Degree 3

Earnings of Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for agricultural and horticultural plant breeding majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for agricultural and horticultural plant breeding students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. About 75.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 18
Women 6
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The racial-ethnic distribution of agricultural and horticultural plant breeding doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 4 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
9 Yearly Graduations
38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for agricultural and horticultural plant breeding students seekinga doctor's degree is Texas A&M University - College Station. Roughly 70,400 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,003 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $6,885 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding from Texas A&M College Station. Of these students, 38% were women and 13% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa
4 Yearly Graduations
20% Women

Iowa State University is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. Roughly 31,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,982 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,996 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding from Iowa State.

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
4 Yearly Graduations
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Cornell University is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $65,204 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $29,500 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding from Cornell.

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
3 Yearly Graduations
40% Women

University of Georgia comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. Roughly 39,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $9,790 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $8,878 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their doctor's degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding from UGA.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to agricultural and horticultural plant breeding that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Agronomy & Crop Science 110
General Plant Sciences 63
Horticultural Science 59
Other Plant Sciences 30
Range Science & Management 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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