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. In 2021, 33 plant sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UIUC.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Plant Sciences

UIUC Plant Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks plant sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UIUC 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	21
	27

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in plant sciences from UIUC. This makes it the #6 most popular school for plant sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UIUC Plant Sciences Graduates

The median salary of plant sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $37,300. This is 3% higher than $36,374, which is the national average for all plant sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in plant sciences from UIUC in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical plant sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% women. So female students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 79% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its plant sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC Plant Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in plant sciences from UIUC. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

Of the students who received a plant sciences master's degree from UIUC, 68% were white. This is typical 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in plant sciences. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Public Services
• Food Science Technology
• Animal Science
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My ken under License

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