2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 25 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Botany/Plant Biology Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

#2 in overall quality

$33,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UVM Botany/Plant Biology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (With Aid)

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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