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2023 Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 525th most popular major in the country with 1,617 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 University - College Station

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Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Farmingdale State College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Farmingdale State College

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 6 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at UMaine

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at South Dakota State University

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Clemson

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Andrews

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Kent State University at Salem came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent State University at Salem is a small school located in Salem, Ohio that handed out 1 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Kent State University at Salem Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Horticulture Major for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is located in Mequon, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Concordia University, Wisconsin

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