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2023 Most Popular 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Botany/Plant Biology program at each school on the list.

Check out the botany doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in botany at Michigan State, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 8 students majoring in botany at Ohio State, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 38% of the botany majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 57% of the botany majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 67% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

About 50% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for botany/plant biology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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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 10 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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