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2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois

4 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Plant Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the plant sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for plant sciences students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that plant sciences majors at UIUC take out is $15,500.

Read full report on Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Full Plant Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kankakee Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Kankakee, Kankakee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Plant Sciences at Kankakee Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of Oglesby, IVCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Plant Sciences at Illinois Valley Community College Report

Best Plant Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Plant Sciences Colleges 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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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