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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 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 Botany/Plant Biology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for botany/plant biology students. 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology 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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Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular botany/plant biology programs. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#10

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH

Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Delaware, OWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 31
Ohio 62
Illinois 33
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 27

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 17 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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