Botany is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #612 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for botany students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 93 degrees in botany to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Botany School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Botany Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the botany degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in botany. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very 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 roughly 15 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in botany has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were about 23 botany students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in botany has to check out University of California - Riverside. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 28th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 15 botany students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Humboldt State University if you wish to pursue a degree in botany. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 125th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 37 botany students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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. For our Best Overall Botany School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
