by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 691 people earned their degree in botany/plant biology, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,599 and had an average of $22,454 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 171 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,926 and $22,783 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their botany/plant biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree botany students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Humboldt State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 96%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 17 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s botany degrees 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 2.8% 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/Plant Biology at Oregon State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s botany degrees 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 more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Hawaii at Manoa
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Irvine
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Botany/Plant Biology Report
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