2025 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of botany/plant biology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on botany/plant biology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of botany/plant biology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt botany/plant biology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany/plant biology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Botany/Plant Biology Schools

The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for botany/plant biology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Botany

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

12 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

10 Annual Graduates

Purdue University - Main Campus is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from Purdue University - Main Campus

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	9
Michigan	149	11
Ohio	144	10
Indiana	132	8
Wisconsin	108	7

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Botany/Plant Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Botany Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Botany	25
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	11
Other Botany/Plant Biology	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	214
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	192
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	132
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	120
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	115
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	107
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	100
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	57
Pharmacology & Toxicology	51
Zoology	49

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.