2024 Best Botany Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
3Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
28Botany Degrees Awarded
Botany is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #612 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Botany Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 degrees in botany to qualified students.
Your choice of botany school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Botany 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Botany Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Botany in the Rocky Mountains 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.
Every student pursuing a degree in botany has to look into University of Wyoming. UW is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Laramie. This university ranks 1st out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were roughly 5 botany students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue a degree in botany. WSU is a very large public university located in the small city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 9 botany students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in botany has to take a look at Utah Valley University. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were about 10 botany students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.
One of 4 majors within the Botany/Plant Biology area of study, Botany has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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Your choice of botany school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Botany School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
