2026 Best Value Botany Schools in Florida

[Botany](/majors/biological-biomedical-sciences/botany-plant-biology/botany/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for botany students.
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2026 Best Value Botany Schools in Florida
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in botany, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Botany Schools
Leading the list is University Of Florida, our #1 best value for botany in Florida. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $6,381, while out-of-state students pay about $28,659. Botany graduates carry a median of $17,669 in student loans. Soon after graduation, botany degree recipients from University Of Florida generally make around $58,388. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 24%.
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 · 1 school 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).
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