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2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Botany Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Far Western US region, there were 194 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,395 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 botany/plant biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in botany/plant biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent botany/plant biology programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Botany/Plant Biology in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s botany degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Botany/Plant Biology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s botany degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686.

Read full report on Botany/Plant Biology at UCR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 1 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Botany/Plant Biology at UC Berkeley

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 10 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Botany/Plant Biology Report

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

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

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Oregon State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Botany Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 7 masters’s botany degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Botany/Plant Biology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State University 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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