2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,400
Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 525th most popular major in the country with 1,617 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in applied horticulture/horticulture operations.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree applied horticulture students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oregon State University Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 48 doctorate’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Texas A&M College Station
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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