2026 Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois

Plant Sciences is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their plant sciences programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools to find the best for plant sciences students.

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• Best Plant Sciences Schools in Illinois

Best Schools for Plant Sciences in Illinois

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the plant sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Plant Sciences

1

University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded

$45,411 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign this year for plant sciences. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public institution. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduates 85% of students within six years. There were roughly 30 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign in the most recent data year. Students who receive their plant sciences degree from University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign earn around $45,411 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $15,750 to complete this degree. See the full plant sciences program report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

2

Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Plant Sciences Degrees Awarded

$33,224 Median Starting Salary

Illinois Valley Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in plant sciences, ranking #2. Located in the town of Oglesby, Illinois Valley Community College is a mid-sized public university. There were roughly 23 plant sciences students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Valley Community College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their plant sciences degree from Illinois Valley Community College earn around $33,224 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $8,099. See the full plant sciences program report for Illinois Valley Community College

Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.

• 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 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.