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

7 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
184 Bachelor's Degrees
$44,105 Avg Early-Career Salary
Plant Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #131 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 184 bachelor's degrees in plant sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Plant Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of plant sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality plant sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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:

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

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

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in plant sciences.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the plant sciences program report average early career earnings of $45,411.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus.

After graduation, plant sciences bachelor's recipients typically earn about $42,712 in the first five years of their career.

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13 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in plant sciences. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in plant sciences has to take a look at Michigan State University. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, plant sciences bachelor's recipients usually make about $35,701 in their early careers.

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19 Annual Graduates

Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in plant sciences from Purdue University - Main Campus

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UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Platteville.

Plant Sciences bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Platteville get an earnings boost of about $3,805 over the average income of plant sciences graduates.

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Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Plant Sciences bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - River Falls get an earnings boost of around $4,686 over the average earnings of plant sciences majors.

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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 Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 261 30
Ohio 252 41
Illinois 241 33
Indiana 235 23
Wisconsin 213 77

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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
Horticultural Science 85
Agronomy & Crop Science 74
Plant Science, General 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Animal Science 894
Agricultural Economics & Business 784
General Agriculture 213
Food Science Technology 209
Agricultural Public Services 124
Other Agriculture 72
Soil Sciences 60
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 59
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 45
Agricultural Mechanization 38

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