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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

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20 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Botany/Plant Biology is the 259th most popular major in the country with 691 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,599 and had an average of $22,454 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 46 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in botany/plant biology.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at North Dakota State University

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at WUSTL

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State Botany/Plant Biology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s botany degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at UMN Twin Cities

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UNL Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Kansas State University

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at South Dakota State

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