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Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to botany/plant biology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #224 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the botany master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Botany/Plant Biology

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 31
Ohio 62
Indiana 26
Wisconsin 27

One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

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