2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Southwest Region
7Colleges in the Southwest Region
44Botany Degrees Awarded
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.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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/Plant Biology rankings. 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.
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.
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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southwest Region
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.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 6 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in botany/plant biology needs to take a look at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 6 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 1 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 9 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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/Plant Biology rankings. 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.
