2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 173 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,985 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree botany students.
Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 21 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 10 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 9 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.
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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%.
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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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