by our College Data Analytics TeamHorticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in horticulture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC State paid an average of $888 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
| Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Horticulture students who received their associate degree at NC State took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $15,639.
horticulture who receive their associate degree from NC State make an average of $37,424 a year during the early days of their career. That is 36% higher than the national average of $27,500.
Online degrees for the NC State horticulture associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 20.6% of the horticulture students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.7%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in horticulture at NC State in 2019-2020, 8.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | 22 |
| Turf & Turfgrass Management | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to horticulture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 23 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 56 |
| Agricultural Production | 52 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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