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2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools

56 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Botany/Plant Biology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The excellent programs at Mississippi 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. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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North Carolina State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Botany/Plant Biology by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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