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2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” 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. 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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in botany/plant biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in botany/plant biology.

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Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s botany degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Botany/Plant Biology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s botany degrees to qualified students.

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 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/Plant Biology Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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 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%.

Read more about 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 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Arizona

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