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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$27,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Botany/Plant Biology is the 257th most popular major in the country with 730 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, botany/plant biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $18,133 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 173 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,985 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in botany/plant biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent botany/plant biology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the botany/plant biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree botany students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at UF

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 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 #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Georgia Botany/Plant Biology Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UARK Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Louisiana State University

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 15 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree botany students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mississippi State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Mississippi State University

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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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