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

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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 Plains States region, there were 63 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 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 Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree botany students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 5 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at North Dakota State University

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Botany/Plant Biology Report

#3

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Full Iowa State Botany/Plant Biology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology

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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