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Botany/Plant Biology at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Botany/Plant Biology at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a botany school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's botany program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in botany.

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.

Purdue Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Botany
  • Doctorate Degree in Botany

Purdue Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

33% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 botany majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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Of the students who received a botany master's degree from Purdue, 67% 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in botany.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270
Biological Science Professors 1,410 $98,590
Biological Scientists 630 $69,180

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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