2025 Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Plant Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #143 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for plant sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 master's degrees in plant sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to plant sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of plant sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for plant sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized plant sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for plant sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Plant Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Plant Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Plant Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for plant sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Plant Sciences

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a master's degree in plant sciences. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in plant sciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

16 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in plant sciences has to look into Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus.More information about a master’s in plant sciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Plant Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best plant sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	28
Michigan	211	6
Ohio	207	17
Indiana	191	3
Wisconsin	173	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Plant Sciences

One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Plant Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Plant Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science	24
Horticultural Science	20
Plant Science, General	8
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science Technology	149
Animal Science	90
Agricultural Economics & Business	40
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	31
Agricultural Public Services	21
General Agriculture	12
Soil Sciences	12
Agricultural Production	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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