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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master'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 Master'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 master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for botany majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master'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 master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 36 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent master’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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best schools 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.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree botany/plant biology programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for botany/plant biology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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University of California - Davis ranked #9 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Botany/Plant Biology by Region

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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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