2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

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 Horticulture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Far Western US region, there were 841 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $16,971 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticulture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the horticulture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 4 doctorate’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Horticulture at Oregon State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k)

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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