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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Botany/Plant Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for botany majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 11 students majoring in botany at Northwestern, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 50% of the botany majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Colleges 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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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