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2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 173 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,985 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 21 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida Botany/Plant Biology Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at NC State

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree botany students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at University of Georgia

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s botany students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree botany students with aid list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at Virginia Tech

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mississippi State University Botany/Plant Biology Report

#6

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s botany degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UARK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at University of Arkansas

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree botany students with aid list, UK has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kentucky Botany/Plant Biology Report

#7 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at Louisiana State University

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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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