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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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

#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. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the botany majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in botany at the school are women while 50% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for botany/plant biology students working on their master’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Of the 3 students majoring in botany at SIUC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 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.

  • 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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