2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You
In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to botany/plant biology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #224 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for botany students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Botany/Plant Biology
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the best value school for botany/plant biology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best botany/plant biology schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in Illinois rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for botany/plant biology students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for botany in Illinois.
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Request InformationBest Value Botany/Plant Biology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 31 |
| Ohio | 62 |
| Indiana | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 27 |
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 3 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.