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2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
100 Botany Degrees Awarded
$25,191 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #259 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of botany/plant biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School

Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in California The botany program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Botany/Plant Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Botany/Plant Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Botany
Master's Degrees in Botany
Doctor's Degrees in Botany

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Botany

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
33 Botany Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in botany/plant biology has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is a great choice for students interested in a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

University of California - Riverside is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 36th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 15 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$25,191 Median Starting Salary
$22,783 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in botany/plant biology has to look into Humboldt State University. Located in the remote town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 126th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 21 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the botany program state that they receive average early career wages of $25,191.

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 30
Oregon 266 21
Hawaii 164 20

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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 88
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 12

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 14,408
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 2,320
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2,064
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 1,537
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 731
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 649
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 642
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 594
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 353
Biotechnology 322

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