2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

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 Idaho For Those Getting Aid” 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 Idaho, there were 52 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,600 and $13,399 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,160 and $16,517 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the horticulture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$7,167 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU - I also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Idaho is $7,167 for Idaho Associate Degree Horticulture students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Horticulture Report

#2

College of Western Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$6,711 Average Net Price

$25,194 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid list. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in Idaho” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of Western Idaho is $6,711 for Idaho Associate Degree Horticulture students with aid.

Read full report on Horticulture at College of Western Idaho

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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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