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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Far Western US region, there were 194 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,395 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great botany/plant biology 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/plant biology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree botany students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 14 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Riverside Botany/Plant Biology Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s botany degrees to qualified students.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Hawaii at Manoa

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 14 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UC Davis

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Botany/Plant Biology Report

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 11 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Oregon 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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