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

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

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

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in botany/plant biology needs to check out 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 roughly 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 fairly 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 about 2 botany/plant biology individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 United States for getting a master's degree in botany/plant biology. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small 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 approximately 1 botany/plant biology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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.