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2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in horticulture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticulture programs that also have a lower cost than 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tifton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,933 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students with aid per year to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Read more about Horticulture at ABAC Tifton

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full NC State Horticulture Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UGA Horticulture Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students with aid per year to attend University of Arkansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arkansas Horticulture Report

#5

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,173 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students with aid per year to attend Mississippi State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Mississippi State Horticulture Report

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 3 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students with aid list, Eastern has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students with aid.

Full Eastern Horticulture Report

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson is $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticulture at Clemson University

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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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