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Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Berkeley

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in botany from UC Berkeley.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Botany

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
4
Most Focused Botany/Plant Biology Schools 21

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in botany from UC Berkeley. This is the #31 most popular school for botany master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

45% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in botany from UC Berkeley in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UC Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in botany from UC Berkeley.

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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.

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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

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in botany. In 2021, 7 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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