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Botany/Plant Biology at University of Georgia

Botany/Plant Biology at University of Georgia

If you plan to study botany/plant biology, take a look at what University of Georgia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available

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

UGA Botany/Plant Biology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Botany Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of botany master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Georgia 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 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Botany/Plant Biology

If you plan to be a botany major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Botany 7
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 7

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Biological Scientists 1,040 $72,460
Biological Science Professors 740 $96,830

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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