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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$29,699 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 683 people earned their degree in botany/plant biology, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. In , botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $27,599 and had an average of $21,867 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 153 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,699 and $24,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. That schools that top this list have a program in botany/plant biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree botany students.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southeast Region

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at North Carolina State University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Botany/Plant Biology Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Florida

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at UK

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Union University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Union University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Mississippi State

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