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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall botany/plant biology education in North Carolina.
Top Schools in Botany/Plant Biology
Leading the list is North Carolina State University At Raleigh, our #1 school for botany/plant biology. This very large public university is located in the city of Raleigh. About 85% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 42 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina State University At Raleigh in the most recent data year. Students who receive their botany/plant biology degree from North Carolina State University At Raleigh earn around $33,009 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $25,000.
More information about a degree in botany/plant biology from North Carolina State University At Raleigh
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
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