2024 Best Botany Schools
31
Colleges in the United States
445
Botany Degrees Awarded
Botany isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #612 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 31 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Botany Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 445 degrees in botany to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Botany School
The botany program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Botany rankings. We derive our Best Overall Botany School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Botany Rankings by Degree Level
The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Botany Schools.
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Best Schools for Botany in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Botany
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
Any student pursuing a degree in botany needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 14 botany students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
56
Botany Degrees Awarded
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 56 botany students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 3 botany students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in botany needs to check out Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 botany students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. This university ranks 4th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 5 botany students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 botany students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 botany students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
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UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 8 botany students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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