Overview

The graduate program in Crop Production and Physiology from Iowa State University equips students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to address pressing challenges in global food production, promoting sustainable and resilient agricultural practices for the future.

Learning Goals

Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of basic and applied knowledge pertaining the physiology and production of agronomic crops.

Form testable hypotheses and articulate research objectives that, when met, will lead to significant contributions to better understanding crop production and physiology.

Develop skills for the appropriate acquisition, analysis, and reporting of data.

Interpret research results and integrate them into the existing knowledge of the discipline.

Clearly and accurately communicate research findings in traditional and non-traditional forms such as in-person presentations, scientific publications, outreach publications, social media, blogs, video, and webinars.

Conduct scholarship, in teams and independently, in ways that consistently demonstrate ethical practice and professionalism.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Global Agriculture in a Changing World

Crop Science

Soil Science

Professional Development in Agronomy: Career Planning

Organic Compounds in Plants and Soils

Geospatial Technologies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 27 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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More details

Continual review, no deadlines for admission or assistantships. Faculty commitment required prior to admission.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ames, United States

Disciplines

Physics Horticulture and Crop Science Physiology View 139 other Masters in Physiology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

4 year Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)

Academic Records/Transcripts

Minimum 3.0 GPA

Resume and publications list should be submitted as PDFs in the online application system

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15511 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14551 USD / year

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In-State

5746 USD / year

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Living costs

Ames

United States

1158 - 1797 USD / month

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