2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 182 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,400 and $25,875 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 87 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Horticulture Schools

The horticulture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

#1 in overall quality

$16,647 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,647 for middle atlantic region associate degree horticulture students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read more about Horticulture at SUNY Cobleskill

#2

Niagara County Community College

Sanborn, New York

#2 in overall quality

$5,491 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Niagara County Community College is $5,491 for middle atlantic region associate degree horticulture students.

Read more about Horticulture at Niagara County Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture

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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