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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for L&scaping & Groundskeeping (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

1 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 878 people earned their degree in landscaping and groundskeeping, making the major the 640th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 20 landscaping and groundskeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19 landscaping and groundskeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscaping and groundskeeping 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 landscaping and groundskeeping 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for L&scaping & Groundskeeping (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Landscaping and Groundskeeping Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best L&scaping & Groundskeeping Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,474 for New England Region Associate Degree Landscaping and Groundskeeping students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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