by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region” ranking.
Botany/Plant Biology is the 259th most popular major in the country with 691 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,599 and had an average of $22,454 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 27 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular botany/plant biology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region botany students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Connecticut College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s botany students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Vermont
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Botany/Plant Biology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampshire College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s botany students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s botany students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bennington is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bennington, Vermont. It awarded 0 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Bennington College
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