2025 Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Botany/Plant Biologybachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #234 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for botany/plant biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 123 bachelor's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of botany/plant biology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 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 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 Far Western US Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in the Far Western US Region

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

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Botany

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

20 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

10 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of California - Davis

3

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

10 Annual Graduates

University of California - Riverside is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of California - Riverside

4

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

11 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

5

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

37 Annual Graduates

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Oregon State University

6

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

14 Annual Graduates

UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of Hawaii at Manoa

7

Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

21 Annual Graduates

$30,713 Median Starting Salary

Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Arcata.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the botany program report average early career earnings of $30,713.

More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Humboldt State University

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	64
Washington	226	8
Oregon	185	12
Hawaii	112	6

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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	123

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	11,614
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	2,376
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2,200
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	1,502
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	1,117
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	857
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	707
Zoology	239
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	232
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	194

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.