2024 Best Botany Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Botany isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #584 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for botany students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 master's degrees in botany during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Botany School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of botany for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to botany students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of botany students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for botany students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Botany Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Botany Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Botany in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in botany.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Botany

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in botany. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in botany from University of Florida

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in botany. NC State is a very large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a master’s in botany from North Carolina State University

3

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a master's degree in botany. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in botany from University of Georgia

4

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Mississippi State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in botany. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in botany from Mississippi State University

Best Botany Colleges by State

Explore the best botany schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	0
Georgia	370	2
North Carolina	334	4
Mississippi	243	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Botany

Botany is one of 4 different types of Botany/Plant Biology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.