2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in botany/plant biology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #80 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9 doctor's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to botany/plant biology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other botany/plant biology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for botany/plant biology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized botany/plant biology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for botany/plant biology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Botany

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

2 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from Northwestern University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

6 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in botany/plant biology. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in botany/plant biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	11
Ohio	144	10
Indiana	132	8
Wisconsin	108	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Botany

Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of Biological & Biomedical Sciences programs to choose from.

Botany Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Botany	7
Other Botany/Plant Biology	2

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	45
General Biology	40
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	39
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	38
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	28
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	19
Genetics	18
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	12
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	9
Pharmacology & Toxicology	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.