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Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Degrees

There are 5 schools in the United States where you can earn amaster’s degree in Horticultural Plant Breeding. This major attracts roughly equal numbers of men and women. Around 25% of these students are from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 18.8% of Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Horticultural Plant Breeding Majors

In the most recent year for which data is available, 39 degrees were awarded toHorticultural Plant Breeding majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Horticultural Plant Breeding at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	3
Master’s Degree (this page)	16
Doctor’s Degree	20

Earnings of Horticultural Plant Breeding Majors With Master’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with amaster’s degree in Horticultural Plant Breeding of $49,331 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$45,321
4 years	$49,331
5 years	$56,395

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Horticultural Plant Breeding students with their master’s degree.

Student Diversity

A master’s degree in Horticultural Plant Breeding is about equally as popular with men as it is with women.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	8
Women	8

The racial-ethnic distribution of Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Grads	Share
White	9	56.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2	12.5%
Black or African American	2	12.5%
International Students	3	18.8%

This degree is very popular with international students. Around 18.8% of graduates are in this category.

^{See the minority definition in the References below.}

Most Popular Horticultural Plant Breeding Programs for Master’s Degrees

There are 7 colleges that offer a master’s degree in Horticultural Plant Breeding. Learn more about the most popular below:

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to Horticultural Plant Breeding that also offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agronomy and Crop Science	1,201
Horticultural Science	903
Plant Sciences, General	692
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	166
Range Science and Management	153

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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.