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Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Plant Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences

UIUC Plant Sciences Rankings

The plant sciences major at UIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plant Sciences. 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in plant sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Plant Sciences Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at UIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIUC Plant Sciences Master’s Program

48% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of plant sciences master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UIUC, 61% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Plant Sciences

If you plan to be a plant sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Agronomy & Crop Science 73
Horticultural Science 1

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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