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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes 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 #264 in the country. In fact 691 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for botany/plant biology students. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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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 #5 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best botany/plant biology programs. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 31
Ohio 62
Illinois 33
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 27

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Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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