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Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study botany/plant biology, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in botany from UC Davis.

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 Davis Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks botany programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis performed in these rankings.

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 Davis 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
Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools 9
Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools 14
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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in botany from UC Davis. This makes it the #11 most popular school for botany master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The botany program at UC Davis awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in botany.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UC Davis Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in botany from UC Davis. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis 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 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in botany. In 2021, 11 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 - Davis.

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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