by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
L&scaping & Groundskeeping is the 670th most popular major in the country with 781 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 110 landscaping and groundskeeping graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in landscaping and groundskeeping. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their landscaping and groundskeeping program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The landscaping and groundskeeping school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major. Delaware Valley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major. Rexburg, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 21 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 14 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Florida Southern College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major list. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Landscaping and Groundskeeping Major ranking, coming in at #8. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s landscaping and groundskeeping degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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