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2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, botany/plant biology was ranked #197 in the country. In fact 371 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 45% of the botany majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 8 students majoring in botany at NC State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at North Carolina State University Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular botany/plant biology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the botany majors at the school.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Georgia

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the botany majors at the school.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 50% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Florida

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree botany/plant biology programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the botany majors at the school.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at University of Kentucky Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for botany/plant biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 27
Georgia 14
North Carolina 15
Kentucky 6
Louisiana 3
Mississippi 17
Arkansas 5

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

Majors Similar to Botany

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 7 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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