Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The PhD in Agronomy combines discipline-specific courses and high-impact learning experiences for leadership roles in crop production. It is available on campus or online, with online students taking the same classes as on-campus students and doing research under a PhD supervisor near their location.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Soil and Crop Sciences | Duration: 64 semester credit hours minimum (post-master's); 96 from a bachelor's | Study mode: online | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Coursework and research apply crop physiology and production environments to optimizing the input-to-production ratio for plant-based products.

Career pathways

Graduates are employed by universities, private companies, crop consulting firms, state agricultural experiment stations, the Cooperative Extension Service, USDA-ARS, farmer cooperatives and state departments of agriculture.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M graduate admission (all graduate programmes): the applicant's scholastic record over at least the last two years of full-time degree study must show ability to do graduate-level work; an applicant with an unsatisfactory record or changing fields may be required to take preparatory coursework. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries need a TOEFL iBT of at least 80 (tests before 21 January 2026) or 4.5 overall with at least 4.0 in each section (tests on or after that date), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; the requirement is waived for those who completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the United States, or who score at least 146 on GRE Verbal or 77 on GMAT Verbal (departments may still require TOEFL/IELTS). Application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $90 for international applicants. Program deadlines and any programme-specific GRE or recommendation requirements are set by the academic programme.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department.

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