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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (Income $75-$110k)

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,238 people earned their degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations, making the major the 471st most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (Income $75-$110k)

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 5 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,754 for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins is $24,440 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied horticulture students in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine is $20,312 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $22,937 for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Clemson University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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