2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 45 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.
2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for botany majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the United States for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 43% of the botany majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
About 64% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.
Of the 13 students majoring in botany at Wazzu, 54% are male and 46% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Women make up 82% of the botany majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 55% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 45% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in botany at Michigan State, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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Virginia Tech ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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.
About 30% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 70% are male.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Of the 8 students majoring in botany at Ohio State, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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University of California - Riverside ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
About 38% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 63% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Women make up 38% of the botany majors at the school.
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Botany/Plant Biology Related Majors
One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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 31 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.