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

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #234 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 bachelor'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 much debt botany/plant biology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for botany/plant biology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

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

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

8 Annual Graduates

Weber State University is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Weber State University

2

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

10 Annual Graduates

Utah Valley University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Utah Valley University

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	204	18
Idaho	171	0
Montana	134	0
Wyoming	70	1

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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	19

Most Popular Majors Related to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	2,804
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	986
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	611
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	443
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	358
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	338
Zoology	316
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	239
Biotechnology	72
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	45

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.