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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools

44 Colleges
$27,599 Avg Salary
$22,454 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, 371 people earned a degree or certificate in botany/plant biology, making the major the #197 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for botany majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for botany/plant biology students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 44 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the United States. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Botany/Plant Biology by Region

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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