Overview

Students at Texas A&M University complete discipline specific courses and high impact learning experiences designed to provide the knowledge and skills for leadership positions in academia, industry, local-state-national governmental agencies, and non-government organizations dealing with crop production issues.

Careers

Graduates are employed by universities, private companies, crop consulting firms, state agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension service, USDA-ARS, farmer cooperatives, and state departments of agriculture and other related agencies. The expected increase in global population mandates that agriculture become more efficient in producing plant-based products.

Graduates in Agronomy are prepared to meet this challenge through their understanding of the basic physiology of crops and manipulation of the production environment to optimize the input:production ratio to meet the challenge of feeding and meeting other basic human agriculture needs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cytology and Histological Principles of Plant Breeding
Crop Physiology
Host Plant Resistance
Ethical Aspects of International Cropping Systems
Reclamation Disturbed Lands
Methods of Plant, Soil & Water Analysis in Environmental Systems
Molecular Methods of Microbial Characterization
Soil Chemistry
Regulatory Science: Principles & Practices in Food Systems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2028-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

64 SCH

64 hours beyond a master’s or 96 hours beyond a baccalaureate degree

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Station, United States

Disciplines

Agribusiness Horticulture and Crop Science View 17 other PhDs in Agribusiness in United States

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GPA

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General requirements

Application & Fee
Official Transcripts and Records. You must submit transcripts from all colleges or universities attended (excluding community colleges).
Official Test Scores & English Proficiency
Letters of Recommendation
Statement of Purpose
Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

16217 USD / year

≈ 16217 USD / year
Out-of-State

16217 USD / year

≈ 16217 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9177 USD / year

≈ 9177 USD / year

Living costs

College Station

United States

964 - 1485 USD / month

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

College Station

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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