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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree 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.

The Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the botany doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the United States for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the United States. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for botany/plant biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for botany/plant biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Washington State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for botany/plant biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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).

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