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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

3 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 730 people earned their degree in botany/plant biology, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States. 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 33 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in botany/plant biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality botany/plant biology programs that also have a lower cost than 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/plant biology program at the school. 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 Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree botany students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at UW

#2

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Idaho

#3

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Montana 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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