Botany/Plant Biology at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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.

UW Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UW Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

The botany major at UW 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of botany bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical botany bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 60% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in botany at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in botany.

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

UW 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.

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

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

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

If you plan to be a botany major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wyoming. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany	5

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$95,120
Biological Scientists	160	$71,030
Biological Science Professors	110	$79,770

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.