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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Botany Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 445 people earned their degree in botany, making the major the 612th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 272 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in botany. That schools that top this list have a program in botany in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree botany students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at Connecticut College

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Botany at Humboldt State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This small school is located in Delaware, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Botany at OWU

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampshire College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.

Full Hampshire Botany Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 42 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Botany at North Carolina State University

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at UMaine

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Botany at OHIO Athens

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Botany at University of Vermont

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Botany at SIUC

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Botany at Miami University - Oxford

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about Botany at University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UC Davis Botany Report

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University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #13. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

With a ranking of #14, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Botany at Western New Mexico University

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With a ranking of #15, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at Weber State University

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #16. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 12 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Botany Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at University of Georgia

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 5 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNL Botany Report

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Utah Valley University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 10 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at Utah Valley University

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Botany at Michigan State

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #21. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at University of California - Riverside

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With a ranking of #22, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 8 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at UW Seattle

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #23. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Botany Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major ranking, coming in at #24. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at UW - Madison

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With a ranking of #25, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full OSU Botany Report

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