Botany/Plant Biology at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

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.

UF Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UF Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UF 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in botany.

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

UF Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of botany master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in botany each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

Botany/Plant Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	17
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	14
Plant Molecular Biology	5

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
• Genetics
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Biological Scientists	1,770	$71,200
Biological Science Professors	1,590	$90,750

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.