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2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in botany/plant biology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in botany/plant biology.

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Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region”.

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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 #1 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 16 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 ’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%.

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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Iowa State Botany/Plant Biology Report

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s botany students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Washington University in St Louis

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Kansas State University

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Kansas

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Botany Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 0 ’s botany degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full South Dakota State University Botany/Plant Biology Report

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