2026 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Oregon
[Botany/Plant Biology](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/botany-plant-biology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong botany/plant biology education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for botany/plant biology students.
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2026 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Oregon
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the botany/plant biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools
Our analysis ranked Oregon State University the best value for a degree in botany/plant biology in Oregon. Oregon State University is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,400, compared with $38,190 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for botany/plant biology graduates is $24,043. Soon after graduation, botany/plant biology degree recipients from Oregon State University generally make around $51,000. That is a strong return on a $24,043 median debt. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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