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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Botany/Plant Biology is the 259th most popular major in the country with 691 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 44 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in botany/plant biology.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree botany students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s botany degrees to qualified students.

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%. 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 Texas A&M University - College Station

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at The University of Texas at Austin

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Arizona Botany/Plant Biology Report

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