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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools in Botany/Plant Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for botany/plant biology students. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4
Minnesota 9
Iowa 7
Kansas 3
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 0

More Botany/Plant Biology Rankings in the Plains States Region

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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