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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 149 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $16,019 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in botany/plant biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality botany/plant biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the botany/plant biology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s botany students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Northwestern University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree botany students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Ohio State

#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree botany students whose families make $0-$30k list, Michigan State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Miami University - Oxford

#8 in overall quality

Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at OHIO Athens

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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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