2027 Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools
[Other Botany/Plant Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/botany-plant-biology/botany-plant-biology-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other botany/plant biology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for other botany/plant biology students.
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Finding the Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology School for You
Where you study other botany/plant biology affects both what you pay and what you earn. To help, we created our Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools ranking. It weighs the cost of a degree against the outcomes graduates go on to achieve, so you can find the strongest return on your investment.
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2027 Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other botany/plant biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools
Utah State University earned the #1 spot for value among other botany/plant biology schools in the United States. Utah State University is a very large public school located in the city of Logan. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,560, with out-of-state students paying around $24,993. Other Botany/plant Biology graduates carry a median of $16,191 in student loans. Soon after graduation, other botany/plant biology degree recipients from Utah State University generally make around $50,348. That is a strong return on a $16,191 median debt. Utah State University admits about 92% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Oregon State University earned it the #2 place for other botany/plant biology. Oregon State University is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $38,190. Students borrow a median of $24,041 to complete the other botany/plant biology program here. Early-career other botany/plant biology graduates make about $51,326. That is a strong return on a $24,041 median debt. The acceptance rate is 77%.
Northwestern University came in at #3 on our 2027 list of the best value other botany/plant biology schools. Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,322. Students borrow a median of $16,616 to complete the other botany/plant biology program here. Early-career other botany/plant biology graduates make about $78,551. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Northwestern University admits about 8% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).
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