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2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Southwest 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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 Southwest region, there were 55 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Texas A&M College Station

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Stillwater, Oklahoma 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.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree botany students list, UT Austin has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UT Austin

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree botany students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #6 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at ASU - Tempe

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona Botany/Plant Biology Report

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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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