2022 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate

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 Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 115 people earned their degree in ornamental horticulture, making the major the 981st most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 ornamental horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in ornamental horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ornamental horticulture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ornamental horticulture 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 Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ornamental Horticulture

#1

Kishwaukee College

Malta, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$5,782 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kishwaukee College landed the #1 spot on the list. Kishwaukee College is located in Malta, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Kishwaukee College also made our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Kishwaukee College is $5,782 for Associate Degree Ornamental Horticulture students.

Full Kishwaukee College Ornamental Horticulture Report

#2

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,608 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a small school located in Wooster, Ohio that handed out 4 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree ornamental horticulture students list, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $17,608 for associate degree ornamental horticulture students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 full report on Ornamental Horticulture at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

#3

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

#2 in overall quality

$16,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Cobleskill, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for Associate Degree Ornamental Horticulture students.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Ornamental Horticulture Report

#4

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$13,634 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 16 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $13,634 for Associate Degree Ornamental Horticulture students.

Read full report on Ornamental Horticulture at Utah State University

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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