2027 Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

[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 best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other botany/plant biology students.
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2027 Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other botany/plant biology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Botany/Plant Biology Schools
Our analysis ranked Northwestern University the best value for a degree in other botany/plant biology in the Great Lakes Region. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. 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. Other Botany/plant Biology graduates of Northwestern University earn a median of $78,551 early in their careers. Set against $16,616 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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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