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2023 Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$49,146 Avg Salary
$15,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Plant Sciences School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, plant sciences is the #172 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for plant sciences majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Plant Sciences

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best school for plant sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, plant sciences graduates from UIUC carry an average student debtload of $15,500.

Full Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best plant sciences schools in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Plant Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Plant Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 39
Ohio 72
Indiana 28
Wisconsin 101

Plant Sciences is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Horticulture 3,234

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms.

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