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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools

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

Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You

Botany/Plant Biology is the #264 most popular major in the country with 691 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 53 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 following schools top our list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges.

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 very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina 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. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average amount in student loans that botany majors at NC State take out is $22,125.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 53 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 city of Ithaca.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Botany/Plant Biology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

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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