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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 149 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $16,019 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree botany students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 6 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #5 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Lansing, Michigan 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.

Michigan State also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. 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.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Botany/Plant Biology Report

#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Northwestern University

#6 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree botany students with aid list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Athens, Ohio 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree botany students with aid list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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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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