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Fields of study · Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Botany/Plant Biology

CIP 26.03. 76 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 739 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate33Not reportedNot reported
Associate43Not reportedNot reported
Bachelor's46333$49,245$35,017 to $64,200
Graduate certificate10Not reportedNot reported
Master's48178$67,090$46,393 to $91,248
Doctorate44222$82,507$62,790 to $116,581
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Botany/Plant Biology credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 0 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Oregon State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Corvallis, OR · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
58 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of FloridaPublic, 4-year · Gainesville, FL · Doctorate, Bachelor's, Master's
42 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of GeorgiaPublic, 4-year · Athens, GA · Doctorate, Master's, Bachelor's
22 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Michigan State UniversityPublic, 4-year · East Lansing, MI · Master's, Bachelor's, Doctorate
21 awardsProgram earnings not reported
University of VermontPublic, 4-year · Burlington, VT · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
20 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Iowa State UniversityPublic, 4-year · Ames, IA · Doctorate, Master's
13 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Miami University-OxfordPublic, 4-year · Oxford, OH · Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate
13 awardsProgram earnings not reported
Cornell UniversityPrivate nonprofit, 4-year · Ithaca, NY · Doctorate, Master's
11 awardsProgram earnings not reported

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4 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 26.03. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Natural Sciences ManagersManagement$167,220108,690
Soil and Plant ScientistsLife, physical, and social science$78,85015,730
Biological Scientists, All OtherLife, physical, and social science$98,92055,850
Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$84,62050,190
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.