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2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the botany doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 23 students majoring in botany at UF, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 64% of the botany majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

About 46% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 54% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the botany majors at the school.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 55% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 11 students majoring in botany at UC Davis, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree botany/plant biology programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 30% of the botany majors at the school.

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 8 students majoring in botany at Purdue, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 38% of the botany majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for botany/plant biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 25% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 75% are male.

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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 31 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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