by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for botany/plant biology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 171 master's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The botany master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality botany program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for botany/plant biology students working on their master's degree.
The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in botany/plant biology.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in botany/plant biology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from Northwestern University
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in botany/plant biology has to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the town of Mississippi State.More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from Mississippi State University
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One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Botany | 85 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 59 |
| Other Botany/Plant Biology | 25 |
| Plant Physiology | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 7,761 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3,247 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 2,075 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 1,995 |
| Biotechnology | 1,832 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 1,778 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 998 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 953 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 703 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 513 |