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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

22 Colleges
$42,359 Avg Salary
$17,074 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plant Sciences 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the plant sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for plant sciences students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Plant Sciences majors at UIUC take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, plant sciences graduates from Ohio State take out $13,695 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

While working on their degree, plant sciences majors at Michigan State accumulate an average of around $22,250 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Plant Sciences majors at UW - River Falls take out an average of $22,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, plant sciences majors at UW - Platteville accumulate an average of around $19,626 in student debt.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for plant sciences students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular plant sciences programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Shepherds College

Union Grove, WI

Shepherds College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Union Grove, Shepherds College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Plant Sciences at Shepherds College Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for plant sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 22 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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