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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Botany/Plant Biology

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. UIUC is a fairly 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

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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 9 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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