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University of California - Davis BS in Botany/Plant Biology

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$37,208 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Botany. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Botany/Plant Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of California - Davis. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in botany, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UC Davis BS in Botany

#5 in the U.S
#2 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UC Davis is in the top 10% of the country for botany. More specifically it was ranked #5 out of 53 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UC Davis.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Botany/Plant Biology Graduates1
Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools2
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology2
Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools2
Most Popular Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k)2
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology3
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k)4
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (With Aid)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (With Aid)5
Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k)5
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Botany/Plant Biology Graduates6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k)7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k)7
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology7
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (With Aid)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $30-$48k)8
Highest Paid Botany/Plant Biology Graduates8
Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (With Aid)9
Most Focused Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology9
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k)9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k)11
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Botany/Plant Biology Graduates12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $30-$48k)13
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $30-$48k)13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k)13
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k)13
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income Over $110k)15
Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans15
Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans15
Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income Over $110k)22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income Over $110k)24
Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges for Veterans24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology27
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income Over $110k)28
Best Value Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology41

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Botany from UC Davis Cost?

$14,597 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UC Davis Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$3,155$3,155
Books and Supplies$1,178$1,178
On Campus Room and Board$17,238$17,238
On Campus Other Expenses$4,638$4,638

Learn more about UC Davis tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in Botany From UC Davis?

$37,208 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

botany who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Davis make an average of $37,208 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.

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Does UC Davis Offer an Online BS in Botany?

Online degrees for the UC Davis botany bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Davis Online Learning page.

UC Davis Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Botany

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
41.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17 students received their bachelor’s degree in botany. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 52.9% of the botany students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in botany at UC Davis in 2019-2020, 41.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 25%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BS in Botany Focus Areas at UC Davis

Botany/Plant Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Botany17

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to botany/plant biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Biology341
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology201
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences52
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology61
Zoology56

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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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