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2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$37,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,926 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You

Botany/Plant Biology is the #197 most popular major in the country with 371 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the botany programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Botany/Plant Biology

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.

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$43,508 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCR are $43,508 a year.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oregon State are $31,579 a year.

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$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Manoa are $34,218 per year.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 36
Washington 22
Oregon 9
Hawaii 14

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Botany/Plant Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 8,920
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

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