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Botany/Plant Biology at Cornell University

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Botany/Plant Biology at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Botany
  • Doctorate Degree in Botany

Cornell Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

75% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in botany from Cornell. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

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In the botany master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in botany.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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