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

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the most popular school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Of the 12 students majoring in botany at UH Manoa, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school 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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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 11 students majoring in botany at Northwestern, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 44% of the botany majors at the school.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Women make up 75% of the botany majors at the school.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular botany/plant biology schools in the United States. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 25% of the botany majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 43% of the botany majors at the school.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 33% of the botany majors at the school.

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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 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).

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