2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in Illinois

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in botany/plant biology. It is ranked #215 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for botany/plant biology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 7 master's degrees in botany/plant biology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Botany/Plant Biology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in botany matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality botany/plant biology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Botany/Plant Biology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for botany/plant biology.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Botany/Plant Biology in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in botany/plant biology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Botany Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in botany/plant biology needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in botany/plant biology in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you want to pursue a master's degree in botany/plant biology. SIUC is a large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in botany/plant biology in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in botany/plant biology. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in botany/plant biology in Illinois.

There were about 1 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in botany/plant biology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	7
Ohio	195	12
Indiana	181	5
Wisconsin	166	4

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Botany/Plant Biology Related Rankings by Major

One of 14 majors within the Biological & Biomedical Sciences area of study, Botany/Plant Biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Botany Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Botany/Plant Biology	4
Botany	3

Majors Similar to Botany

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	336
Biotechnology	100
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	88
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	83
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	69
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	17
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	16
Zoology	15
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	12

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.