SUMMARY
Studying Botany is not only a valuable choice, but typically a necessary first step for undergraduates trying to begin a career as a landscape designer, an agronomist, or a horticulturist. In fact, nationally, botany is a ​unique major ranking as the 328th most popular degree. Last year, there were 274 botany diplomas received. In-state tuition at public universities is, on average, Infinity times more pricey than their private equivalents.
With just 50 universities having programs for botany you might have a more finite list of the institutions which will have a degree program for you. If you are looking to immerse yourself with other botany students, consider colleges in California which have more undergrads admitted to botany than any other state. More generally, the best region to pursue botany is in the Far West region with University of California-Davis, Humboldt State University, and Oregon State University best representing the region. Interestingly, our pick for the best conference to major in botany is the Big Ten Conference with Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Purdue University-Main Campus representing the conference. That said, our belief is that the best university for botany is University of California-Berkeley. You might also want to check out our list of best colleges.
The overall best school does not mean it is the 'best' school for you. There might be lots of factors to weigh when deciding on school. Features such as campus amenities, transportation services, and food would definitely affect your decision on which college to attend. Here at Authority, we've evaluated the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which botany university is home to the top college campus, the answer is Michigan State University. If, for example, you are primarily interested in which college has the top campus, then we have a whole page dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, student reviews, professor reviews, and more to compare each major in an unbiased and informative way. Here you can find our well researched list for the colleges with the best student life and our selection of the college with the best student life for botany is University of Florida. Curious why? Continue scrolling to find out more about our top recommendations. Many of our picks just might shock you.
If cost is a major factor in your decisions, you might be cautious about University of Vermont. University of Vermont is the most expensive school for botany, at least regarding out of state enrollment. We have a list of the most expensive colleges that could put the expense at University of Vermont into perspective. Additionally, you could want to know that botany is the 213th most expensive major in the US, with an average expense of $29,300. To zoom out a little, the most costly state for botany in the nation is Vermont with costs at the primary school, University of Vermont, of $41,280. Even more broadly, the most costly region for botany is unfortunately unavailable due to missing data.
Our cheapest region for botany is the Rocky Mountains region which is represented by Utah State University with a cost of $21,087 and Weber State University with a cost of $14,973. More optimistically, the most affordable college for botany is Weber State University. Our entire list of the most affordable colleges can be found here.
In-state students can expect to pay about $11,600 for a degree in botany. That cost deflates intensely to a median of $32,100 for an out-of-state public-school undergraduate. On that note, our selection for the university representing the best value for botany: University of California-Davis. On this page you will find our comprehensive list on the colleges we believe to be the best value in general. Bear in mind, this idea is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. The value proposition changes when it comes to in-state tuition, but we do not know in which states any one student has residency.
Earnings for botany majors can cover a wide range, but within two-years of finishing the degree graduates will often make around $47,800. There can be much variation in salary; top positions can experience pay up to $84,900. Even straight out of school, the lowest earning positions within the botany space make $27,000, which could be worse. The top earning graduates from botany studied at University of California-Berkeley and if you are looking for universities with all of the highest earning graduates, Authority has that too.
The all-around diversity of botany lies subpar, coming within the 37th percentile of all programs. The college with the highest composite diversity for botany is University of Hawaii at Manoa and here you can find our comprehensive list of the universities with the most diversity. The financial diversity of the Botany major only stands in the 90th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even further below average in the 32nd percentile. White collegians make up the largest share at 67% of students studying botany. Additionally, 53% of undergraduates seeking a botany major are women.
The median rating for botany professors is 4.2 stars, a rating that is 5% higher than the average for all majors; this is a good score. If you are interested in the most popular botany professor in the nation, take a look at Johan Leveau at University of California-Davis. This might come as a shock, but the highest ranked instructors for botany according to students are at University of California-Davis. As we consider information other than just rankings it becomes clear that the university with the overall best instructors for botany is University of California-Davis. One can find an explanation of our evolving ranking methodology for the best overall professors here, along with some of the best instructors in the U.S.
Finally, the most difficult school to get into for botany is University of California-Berkeley. While we are unsure why you would be interested, we do have a comprehensive list for the hardest colleges to get into. That being said, we do hope you believe that approaching academics with a lens only derived from superlatives might cause problems. We hope you read our more focused pages on different schools and read a few of our background articles on essential things to look for as your university search develops.