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2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
179 Botany Degrees Awarded
$30,520 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #259 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 179 degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School

Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region The botany program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Botany/Plant Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Botany/Plant Biology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Botany
Master's Degrees in Botany
Doctor's Degrees in Botany

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Botany

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,520 Median Starting Salary

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in botany/plant biology. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the botany program earn about $30,520 for their early career.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
61.5% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
7.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in botany/plant biology has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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4
Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
41.4% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 29 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 11 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
41.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 17 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
10.0% Growth in Graduates

UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 10 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
40.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 27 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 10 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 3 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 31
Ohio 314 62
Illinois 304 33
Indiana 294 26
Wisconsin 273 27

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One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Botany Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Botany 125
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology 41
Other Botany/Plant Biology 13

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Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 12,616
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 2,493
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 2,262
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 1,001
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 793
Zoology 786
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 692
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 574
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 508
Genetics 478

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