2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in California

Botany/Plant Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in botany matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in California ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for botany/plant biology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Botany/Plant Biology Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for botany/plant biology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in California

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for botany/plant biology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Botany Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Riverside is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. UCR is a very large public university located in the large city of Riverside. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in California.

There were about 14 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of California - Riverside

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Davis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in California.

There were about 14 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of California - Davis

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in California.

There were approximately 7 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of California - Berkeley

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Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA

Claremont Graduate University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Claremont. More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from Claremont Graduate University

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	13
Oregon	102	3
Hawaii	53	4

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Botany/Plant Biology Related Rankings by Major

Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Botany Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Botany	22
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	154
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	148
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	115
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	100
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	98
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	73
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	65
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	49
Pharmacology & Toxicology	41
Genetics	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.