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2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$30,607 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Botany/Plant Biology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, botany/plant biology was ranked #197 in the country. In fact 371 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for botany students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for botany majors pursuing a .

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Botany/Plant Biology

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for botany/plant biology students. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for botany/plant biology students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for botany/plant biology students. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.

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$30,570 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great value for botany/plant biology students. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per year.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for botany/plant biology students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

Full Botany/Plant Biology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Iowa State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for botany/plant biology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value botany/plant biology programs. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Botany/Plant Biology Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #4.

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Best Botany/Plant Biology Colleges by State

Explore the best botany/plant biology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4
Minnesota 9
Iowa 7
Kansas 3
Nebraska 1
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 0

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, botany/plant biology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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.

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