2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Botany/Plant Biology is the #264 most popular major in the country with 691 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for botany students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Botany/Plant Biology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the best value school in the Plains States Region for botany/plant biology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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Explore the best botany/plant biology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 4 |
| Minnesota | 16 |
| Kansas | 3 |
| Iowa | 7 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
| North Dakota | 10 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
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Majors Related to Botany
One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Botany
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 107,165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 14,535 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 11,615 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 8,813 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 7,247 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.