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

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

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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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

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

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Washington State University

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Davis Botany/Plant Biology Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 14 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UCR

#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. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of California - Berkeley

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UH Manoa

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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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