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Plant Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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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

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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in plant sciences from SIUC. This makes it the #38 most popular school for plant sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

33% Women
The plant sciences program at SIUC awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going 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 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in plant sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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