Botany at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying botany, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Botany section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Botany Degrees Available

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

Purdue Botany Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #1 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 Master’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of botany master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in botany each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a botany master's degree from Purdue, 60% were white. This is below 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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