by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for botany/plant biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 74 bachelor's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The botany bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality botany program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology needs to look into Purdue University - Main Campus. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Purdue University - Main Campus
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology has to check out Miami University - Oxford. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Miami University - Oxford
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology from Ohio University - Athens Campus
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One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Botany | 69 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 5 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 10,970 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 2,521 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1,996 |
| Zoology | 693 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 607 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 467 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 420 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 345 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 306 |
| Genetics | 289 |