2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 471st most popular major in the country with 2,238 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 483 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs, but they also cost less that 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 an Associate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations in the Southeast Region

#1

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$6,933 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small public school situated in Tifton, Georgia. It awarded 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at ABAC Tifton

#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$2,804 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Spartanburg Community College also made our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Spartanburg Community College is $2,804 for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students.

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$16,458 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s applied horticulture students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Applied Horticulture students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at North Carolina State University

#4

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$11,110 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lawrenceville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s applied horticulture degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

GTC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,110 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Applied Horticulture students per year to attend Gwinnett Technical College.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Gwinnett Technical College

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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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