Botany/Plant Biology at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 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.

UVM Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UVM Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UVM 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.

Botany Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical botany bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in botany at UVM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

UVM Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of botany master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a botany master's degree from UVM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

The following botany concentations are available at University of Vermont. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Vermont. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	7

Related Majors

• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$97,340
Biological Scientists	40	$78,070

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.