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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k) 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 For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the botany/plant biology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. 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 whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees 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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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