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2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The botany school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Arizona

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree botany students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Botany/Plant Biology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at NMSU Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas 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.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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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