by our College Data Analytics TeamBotany/Plant Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Georgia. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in botany, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UGA paid an average of $1,050 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $370 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
UGA does not offer an online option for its botany doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UGA Online Learning page.
About 55.6% of the students who received their PhD in botany in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 52.5%.
Around 33.3% of botany doctor’s degree recipients at UGA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Botany/Plant Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Botany | 6 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to botany/plant biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 7 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 17 |
| Zoology | 4 |
| Genetics | 2 |
*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.