by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 691 people earned their degree in botany/plant biology, making the major the 259th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 179 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,520 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 87 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology. To top this list, a school must have a successful botany/plant biology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 17 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 95%.
Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 93%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 10 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. OWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 4 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Ohio Wesleyan University
Kent State University at Kent landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is located in Lancaster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Chillicothe, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report
Ohio University - Eastern Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio University - Eastern Campus is a small public school situated in Saint Clairsville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Ironton, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Ohio University - Southern Campus
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