2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #217 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of botany/plant biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 master'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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of botany/plant biology 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for botany/plant biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany/plant biology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in botany/plant biology.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Botany

1

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in botany/plant biology needs to check out University of Wyoming. UW is a large public university located in the town of Laramie.More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from University of Wyoming

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

It is hard to beat University of Idaho if you want to pursue a master's degree in botany/plant biology. U of I is a large public university located in the distant town of Moscow.More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from University of Idaho

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	1
Utah	164	0
Idaho	96	0
Montana	90	0
Wyoming	53	4

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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	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	235
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	68
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	65
Zoology	37
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	36
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	32
Pharmacology & Toxicology	24
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	23
Biotechnology	19
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	16

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.