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Botany/Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Botany/Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you plan to study botany/plant biology, 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 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.

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

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The botany program at SIUC awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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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.

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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

33% Women
The botany 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 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.

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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 botany. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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