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2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for botany majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in the New England Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

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#1

Connecticut College

New London, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Connecticut College the most popular school in the New England Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for botany/plant biology students. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Hampshire College

Amherst, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hampshire College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, Hampshire is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

Bennington College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular botany/plant biology programs. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 3
Connecticut 8
New Hampshire 1
Maine 8
Vermont 7

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 7 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.

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