2024 Best Botany Schools in the New England Region
3Colleges in the New England Region
27Botany Degrees Awarded
Botany is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #612 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for botany students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 27 degrees in botany to qualified students.
Your choice of botany school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Botany School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Botany Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the botany degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in botany. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 botany students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a degree in botany. UVM is a large public university located in the city of Burlington. This university ranks 4th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were roughly 7 botany students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in botany has to look into Connecticut College. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #255 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Conn College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 8 botany students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maine is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in botany. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 8 botany students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 4 majors within the Botany/Plant Biology area of study, Botany has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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Your choice of botany school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Botany School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
