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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 73% of the botany majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% 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, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 43% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

Full Botany/Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in botany at SIUC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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

Of the 3 students majoring in botany at OHIO Athens, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree botany/plant biology programs. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 2 students majoring in botany at Miami University - Oxford, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at Miami University - Oxford Report

Kent State University at Kent came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

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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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