East Lansing, Michigan · Public
Botany/Plant Biology at Michigan State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 70 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~70
- Schools with reported signal
- 54
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 84.8%
- Graduation rate
- 80.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $19,680/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $78,720
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $67,253/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 54 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,502 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,180 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 56% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.0% reported share · $14,091 net A 
Weber State University Ogden, UT · 0.2% reported share · $10,258 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.3% reported share · $14,741 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.2% reported share · $14,600 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Botany/Plant Biology accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Michigan State University, which is bigger than 56% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 70 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Michigan State University's average net price is $19,680 per year, about $78,720 over four years. That is $1,502 above the $18,178 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $67,253 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,180 above the $65,073 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Michigan State University #30 of 54 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.