Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Riverside

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434.

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.

UCR Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UCR Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UCR 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical botany bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in botany.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCR Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of botany master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the botany master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

The following botany concentations are available at University of California - Riverside. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Riverside. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	12
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	3

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 - Riverside.

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
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