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Plant Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Plant Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study plant sciences, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plant Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Plant Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences

SIUC Plant Sciences Rankings

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Plant Sciences Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from SIUC, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

The following plant sciences concentations are available at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Plant Science, General 3

Careers That Plant Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in plant sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Conservation Scientists 630 $63,840
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $88,640
Soil and Plant Scientists 350 $58,950
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 240 $66,820
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 160 $49,190

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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