Botany/Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in botany from SIUC.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Botany/Plant Biology section at the bottom of this page.
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SIUC Botany/Plant Biology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Botany
- Master’s Degree in Botany
- Doctorate Degree in Botany
SIUC Botany/Plant Biology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks botany programs across the country. The following shows how SIUC performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The botany major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Botany/Plant Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Ranking Type | Rank |
---|---|
Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools | 28 |
In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in botany from SIUC. This makes it the #18 most popular school for botany master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in botany, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Botany Student Demographics at SIUC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the botany majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
SIUC Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its botany bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in botany.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
SIUC Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a botany 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 botany.
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 botany. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
- Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
- Physiology & Pathology Sciences
- General Biology
- Zoology
Careers That Botany Grads May Go Into
A degree in botany 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 |
---|---|---|
Biological Science Professors | 2,530 | $78,400 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,950 | $118,480 |
Biological Scientists | 590 | $84,180 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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