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2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s

27 Ranked Colleges
280 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 476 people earned their degree in botany, making the major the 607th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 280 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in botany. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality botany programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the botany program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree botany students.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Botany

#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Ogden, Utah, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,968 for bachelor’s degree botany students.

Read full report on Botany at WSU

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#18 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW is $12,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Botany at UW

#21 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #21 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

Read full report on Botany at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 40 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at NC State

#16 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,648 for bachelor’s degree botany students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Botany Report

Utah Valley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,159 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend UVU.

Read full report on Botany at Utah Valley University

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Botany Report

#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 4 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, UNL has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Botany Report

#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for bachelor’s degree botany students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Botany Report

#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#15 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, Purdue has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree botany students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Botany at Purdue University - Main Campus

#11

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California
#24 in overall quality

Humboldt State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Humboldt State University, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,692 for bachelor’s degree botany students per year to attend Humboldt State University.

Read more about Botany at Humboldt State University

Kent State University at Kent ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $18,885 for bachelor’s degree botany students per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.

Read full report on Botany at Kent State University at Kent

#13

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#12 in overall quality

University of Georgia ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend University of Georgia.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia Botany Report

#25 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

Read more about Botany at Ohio University - Athens Campus

#15

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#14 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,016 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend Oregon State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at Oregon State University

#16

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#19 in overall quality

University of Maine came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 3 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #19 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,558 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend University of Maine.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Botany Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Botany Report

#18

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend Michigan State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Botany at Michigan State University

#9 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Miami University - Oxford Botany Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $13,297 for bachelor’s degree botany students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Botany at UW Seattle

#21

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#23 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 8 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $15,030 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Botany at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#22

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#10 in overall quality

University of Vermont ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree botany students list, UVM has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,982 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend UVM.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Botany at University of Vermont

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Davis landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,669 for bachelor’s degree botany students per year to attend UC Davis.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Davis Botany Report

#24

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#17 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 14 bachelors’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,871 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students per year to attend University of California - Riverside.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of California - Riverside Botany Report

#25

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s botany degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $15,329 for Bachelor’s Degree Botany students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full UC Berkeley Botany Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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