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Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Plant Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a plant sciences school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's plant sciences program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received their master's degree in plant sciences.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Plant Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Plant Sciences

UIUC Plant Sciences Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

44% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 plant sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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