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Botany/Plant Biology at Mississippi State University

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Botany/Plant Biology at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying botany/plant biology, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

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In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in botany from Mississippi State. This makes it the #2 most popular school for botany master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

45% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in botany from Mississippi State. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men.

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Of the students who received a botany master's degree from Mississippi State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in botany. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Biological Science Professors 370 $75,300
Biological Scientists 300 $80,690
Natural Sciences Managers 180 $101,240

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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