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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany

27 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in botany. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great botany programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the botany program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Botany Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#19 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW Botany Report

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany at Mississippi State University

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 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 Master’s list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Read full report on Botany at NC State

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany at University of Georgia

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree botany students list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Botany at UF

#7

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Full Wazzu Botany Report

#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #24 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#13 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

Read full report on Botany at Purdue University - Main Campus

#20 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Botany at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#1 in overall quality

University of California - Davis came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Botany at UC Davis

#12

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

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#25 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany at UT Austin

#14

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Cornell University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree botany students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Botany Report

Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OHIO Athens Botany Report

#16

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#21 in overall quality

University of Maine ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #21 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany at University of Maine

#17

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Botany at Michigan State

#18 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also made our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Botany Report

#19

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#11 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany at UMass Amherst

#15 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Miami University - Oxford Botany Report

#21

University of California - Riverside

Riverside, California
#17 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Read full report on Botany at University of California - Riverside

#22

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#14 in overall quality

University of Vermont ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Vermont are $33,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany at University of Vermont

Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Botany Report

#23 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany at SIUC

#25

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#7 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Botany Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read full report on Botany at UC Berkeley

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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