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2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,051 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in horticulture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticulture programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartanburg Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 20 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spartanburg Community College is $7,629 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Horticulture at Spartanburg Community College

#2

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,731 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Read more about Horticulture at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. ABAC Tifton is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $10,696 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ABAC Tifton.

Read more about Horticulture at ABAC Tifton

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Wayne Community College is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wayne Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Wayne Community College is $7,100 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Horticulture at Wayne Community College

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $19,541 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticulture at North Carolina State University

#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 11 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GTC is $15,236 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Horticulture at GTC

#7

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

Guilford Technical Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 5 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,580 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.

Read more about 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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