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

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for botany majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's 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 master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree botany/plant biology programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. 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 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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