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2023 Most Popular 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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for botany majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Plains States Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University 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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school 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 Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #6, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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South Dakota State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular botany/plant biology programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

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

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.

  • 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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