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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You

With 27 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, botany/plant biology is the #153 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Botany/Plant Biology

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for botany/plant biology students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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The excellent 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. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 19
Ohio 22
Indiana 14
Wisconsin 10

Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

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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