Botany/Plant Biology at Connecticut College

What traits are you looking for in a botany school? To help you decide if Connecticut College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's botany program.

Conn College is located in New London, Connecticut and has a total student population of 1,737. In 2021, 8 botany majors received their bachelor's degree from Conn College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Botany/Plant Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Conn College Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Botany

Conn College Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the botany progam at Conn College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The botany major at Conn College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Botany/Plant Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	6
Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools	29
Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools	52

Botany Student Demographics at Conn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the botany majors at Connecticut College.

Conn College Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in botany at Conn College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its botany bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Connecticut College with a bachelor's in botany.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Conn College also has a doctoral program available in botany. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Botany Grads May Go Into

A degree in botany can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Connecticut College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.