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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, plant sciences was ranked #165 in the country. In fact 3,175 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 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 Plant Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for plant sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 31% of the plant sciences majors at the school.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in plant sciences at Purdue, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular plant sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 39
Ohio 72
Illinois 78
Indiana 28
Wisconsin 101

Plant Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Plant Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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