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2026 Best Value Botany Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in botany, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Botany Schools
Our analysis ranked Rutgers University New Brunswick the best value for a degree in botany in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers University New Brunswick is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $17,929, with out-of-state students paying around $37,441. Students borrow a median of $25,120 to complete the botany program here. Soon after graduation, botany degree recipients from Rutgers University New Brunswick generally make around $58,402. Set against $25,120 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 58% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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[Botany](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/botany-plant-biology/botany/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong botany education at a price that pays off.
