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2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$6,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Horticulture is the 194th most popular major in the country with 4,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,043 and had an average of $18,172 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 987 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $10,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 283 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticulture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the horticulture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $3,930 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticulture at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 34 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $9,887 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Horticulture at North Carolina State University

#3

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,647 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Spartanburg Community College.

Read more about Horticulture at Spartanburg Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $5,563 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Horticulture Report

#5

Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is a small public school situated in Goldsboro, North Carolina. It awarded 6 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College also made our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne Community College is $2,979 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Wayne Community College Horticulture Report

#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

GTC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,359 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend GTC.

Read full report on Horticulture at GTC

#7

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Guilford Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $8,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Horticulture at Guilford Technical Community College

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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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