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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their botany/plant biology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree botany students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University Botany/Plant Biology Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Iowa State University Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at K -State

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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 masters’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMN Twin Cities Botany/Plant Biology Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region. KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Kansas

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Botany Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UNL

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