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2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools

46 Colleges in the United States
691 Botany Degrees Awarded
$27,599 Avg Early-Career Salary
Botany/Plant Biology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #259 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 46 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 691 degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School

Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools Your choice of botany/plant biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for botany/plant biology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Botany/Plant Biology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Botany
Master's Degrees in Botany
Doctor's Degrees in Botany

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in the United States

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.

10 Top Schools in Botany

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,520 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 27 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the botany/plant biology major at University of Wisconsin - Madison get $2,921 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
61.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 13 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Botany Degrees Awarded
9.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you wish to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 65 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year. Botany/Plant Biology degree recipients from North Carolina State University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,100 above the average earnings of botany/plant biology majors.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
33 Botany Degrees Awarded

University of California - Davis is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 22 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 30 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 22 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
36 Botany Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 36 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Botany/Plant Biology by Region

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

Botany Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Botany 445
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 175
Other Botany/Plant Biology 46
Plant Molecular Biology 15
Plant Physiology 10

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984

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