2027 Best Value Botany Schools in Ohio

[Botany](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/botany-plant-biology/botany/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong botany education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for botany students.
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2027 Best Value Botany Schools in Ohio
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the botany degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Botany Schools
Ohio University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among botany schools in Ohio. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $14,158 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $24,838. Students borrow a median of $24,546 to complete the botany program here. Early-career botany graduates make about $49,736. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 85%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Miami University Oxford earned it the #2 place for botany. Set in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $17,519 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $38,965. Typical student debt for botany graduates is $24,177. Botany graduates of Miami University Oxford earn a median of $49,700 early in their careers. Set against $24,177 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 75% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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