2025 Best Botany Schools
17
Colleges in the United States
445
Botany Degrees Awarded
Botany isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #612 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 17 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of botany. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 445 degrees in botany annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Botany School
The botany program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Botany rankings. We derive our Best Overall Botany School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Botany Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Botany in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Botany
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for students interested in a degree in botany. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in botany from University of California - Berkeley
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
Every student pursuing a degree in botany needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 botany students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in botany. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 botany students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in botany from Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
38
Botany Degrees Awarded
North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 38 botany students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in botany from North Carolina State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 10 botany students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in botany from University of Georgia
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
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UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside. This university ranks 28th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 15 botany students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 botany students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 18 botany students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 25 botany students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
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