2025 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
151
Botany Degrees Awarded
$32,721
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in
botany/plant biology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #259 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for botany/plant biology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School
The botany program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology rankings. For our Best Overall Botany/Plant Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Botany/Plant Biology Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Botany/Plant Biology in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Botany
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in botany/plant biology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 19 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 11 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Miami University - Oxford is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 18 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in botany/plant biology from Miami University - Oxford
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Every student who is interested in botany/plant biology has to take a look at Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 25 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in botany/plant biology from Purdue University - Main Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in botany/plant biology. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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