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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, botany/plant biology was ranked #197 in the country. In fact 371 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the botany doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Botany/Plant Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree botany/plant biology programs. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree botany/plant biology programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 19
Illinois 27
Ohio 22
Indiana 14
Wisconsin 10

One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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