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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
283 Degrees Awarded
$7,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree horticulture students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region

#1

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Read full report on Horticulture at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 3 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

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. The yearly cost to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students.

Full Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Horticulture Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Spartanburg Community College is a small school located in Spartanburg, South Carolina that handed out 20 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Spartanburg Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Spartanburg Community College is $2,804 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students.

Full Spartanburg Community College Horticulture Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 34 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for southeast region associate degree horticulture students.

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 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Horticulture Report

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,315 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students per year to attend Wayne Community College.

Read more about Horticulture at Wayne Community College

#6

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Gwinnett Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Gwinnett Technical College is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree horticulture students list, GTC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gwinnett Technical College is $11,110 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students.

Read full report on Horticulture at GTC

#7

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina

Guilford Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jamestown, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

Guilford Technical Community College also made our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Guilford Technical Community College is $8,584 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Horticulture students.

Read full report on 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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