Plant Pathology Phytopathology

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 25 institutions across the United States, with a total of 450 degrees awarded annually.

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Other Awards

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Top Schools for Plant Pathology Phytopathology

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	42
2	University of Georgia Athens, GA	42
3	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	39
4	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	39
5	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	24
6	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	24
7	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	21
8	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	21
9	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	21
10	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	18
11	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	18
12	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	15
13	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	15
14	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	15
15	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	15
16	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	15
17	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	12
18	Iowa State University Ames, IA	12
19	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	12
20	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	9
21	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	6
22	Washington State University Pullman, WA	6
23	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	3
24	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	3
25	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	3