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2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges in the New England Region
40 Botany Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #259 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of botany/plant biology. Combined, these schools handed out 40 degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School

Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region Your choice of botany/plant biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Botany/Plant Biology 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.

Pick Your Botany/Plant Biology Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in the New England Region

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.

Top New England Region Schools in Botany

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UVM crest
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
66.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. UVM is a fairly 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 about 21 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
60.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very 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 about 5 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Conn College crest
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

Connecticut College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. 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 schools nationwide means Conn College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

University of Maine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the 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 approximately 8 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts3013
Connecticut2418
New Hampshire2101
Maine2028
Vermont1947

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

Botany Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Botany40

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
General Biology5,717
Neurobiology & Neurosciences1,383
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology1,265
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology1,003
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences645
Physiology & Pathology Sciences563
Biotechnology481
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics418
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)244
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology225

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