by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region botany students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s botany degrees to qualified students.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s botany degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Western New Mexico University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 ’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 2.7% 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s botany degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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