A program that focuses on the scientific study of plant diseases and plant health, and the development of disease control mechanisms. Includes instruction in plant anatomy and physiology, pathogenesis, molecular plant virology, molecular genetics, bacterial epidemiology, causal agent identification, host/agent interactions, disease resistance and response mechanisms, developing plant disease treatments, disease prevention, and disease physiology and control.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 11 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 3 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 10 | 0% | $21,380 |
| 4 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 7 | 0% | $22,436 |
| 5 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 5 | 0% | $29,858 |
| 6 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 5 | 0% | $23,977 |
| 7 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 5 | 0% | $30,360 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | 4 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 9 | University of Florida | 4 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 10 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 4 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 11 | University of Georgia | 3 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 12 | Iowa State University | 3 | 0% | $21,186 |
| 13 | University of California-Davis | 3 | 0% | $35,177 |
| 14 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 2 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 15 | Washington State University | 2 | 0% | $27,484 |
| 16 | University of California-Riverside | 1 | 0% | $35,242 |
| 17 | Cornell University | 1 | 0% | $73,904 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 1 | 0% | $36,652 |
| 19 | Montana State University | 1 | 0% | $22,453 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Plant Pathology/Phytopathology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.