2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of botany/plant biology. Combined, these schools handed out 27 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on botany/plant biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of botany/plant biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt botany/plant biology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany/plant biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Botany/Plant Biology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for botany/plant biology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Botany

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology has to take a look at University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of California - Davis

2

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

8 Annual Graduates

University of California - Riverside is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of California - Riverside

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	122	13
Oregon	107	4
Hawaii	53	2

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Botany/Plant Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Botany Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Botany	18
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	9

Most Popular Majors Related to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	188
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	126
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	120
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	104
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	102
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	62
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	58
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	48
Pharmacology & Toxicology	42
Genetics	31

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.