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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 fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 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 small city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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