Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Botany
• Master’s Degree in Botany

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in botany.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of botany master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

If you plan to be a botany major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	30

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.