2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region

A doctor's degree in botany/plant biology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #80 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in botany matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of botany/plant biology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Botany/Plant Biology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for botany/plant biology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Botany Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in Minnesota.

There were about 8 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Iowa State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in Iowa.

There were roughly 7 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.

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3

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in North Dakota.

There were roughly 6 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.

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4

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Washington University in St Louis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in Missouri.

There were approximately 5 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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5

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology in Kansas.

There were approximately 3 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

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6

South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD

#1 Most Popular In SD

Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from South Dakota State University

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular botany/plant biology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	1
Minnesota	119	8
Iowa	115	3
Kansas	92	1
North Dakota	62	4
South Dakota	44	1

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Botany/Plant Biology Related Rankings by Major

Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Botany Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	18
Other Botany/Plant Biology	9
Plant Physiology	2

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	76
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	73
General Biology	68
Genetics	42
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	42
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	42
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	40
Pharmacology & Toxicology	39
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	38
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	37

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.