2024 Best Botany Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in botany, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #167 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Botany Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21 doctor's degrees in botany to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Botany School for Your Doctor's Degree

The botany doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to botany students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of botany students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for botany students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Botany Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany in the Southeast Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for botany students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Botany

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in botany from North Carolina State University

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany from University of Florida

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany from University of Georgia

3

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in botany. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany from Mississippi State University

Best Botany Colleges by State

Explore the best botany schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	8
North Carolina	190	2
Georgia	190	5
Mississippi	154	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Botany

Botany is one of 4 different types of Botany/Plant Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	33
Plant Molecular Biology	5

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.