2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Botany/Plant Biology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #80 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for botany/plant biology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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/plant biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other botany/plant biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for botany/plant biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany/plant biology related body.

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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in the New England Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Botany

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

2 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology needs to look into University of Vermont. UVM is a large public university located in the small city of Burlington.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of Vermont

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	153	2
Vermont	30	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Botany

Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Botany Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Botany	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	193
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	88
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	80
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	70
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	58
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	53
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	50
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	27
Pharmacology & Toxicology	22
Genetics	18

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.