Botany/Plant Biology at Texas A&M University - College Station

If you plan to study botany/plant biology, take a look at what Texas A&M University - College Station has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and approximately 70,418 students attend the school each year.

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.

Texas A&M College Station Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Botany

Texas A&M College Station Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at Texas A&M College Station

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the botany majors at Texas A&M University - College Station.

Texas A&M College Station Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of botany master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in botany each year. Texas A&M College Station does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a botany master's degree from Texas A&M College Station, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the botany master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas A&M University - College Station 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

The following botany concentations are available at Texas A&M University - College Station. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas A&M University - College Station. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	7
Plant Physiology	7

Related Majors

• Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
• Genetics
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology

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 TX, the home state for Texas A&M University - College Station.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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
• Image Credit: By Aggie0083 under License

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