2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 339 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, BYU - I has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,167 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend BYU - I.
The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
South Dakota State also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, ABAC Tifton has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,933 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend ABAC Tifton.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #5 spot on the list. UMN Crookston is a small public school situated in Crookston, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,952 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.
Read more about Horticulture at University of Minnesota - Crookston
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 16 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, SIUC has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $16,945 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Horticulture Report
SUNY Cobleskill ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Cobleskill, New York, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.
SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $16,647 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend Purdue.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend UNL.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Horticulture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #18 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Horticulture at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $16,173 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend Mississippi State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Washington State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wazzu also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Washington State University is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Eastern also took the #23 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
North Carolina State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend North Carolina State University.
The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,649 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend UGA.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 15 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, Colorado State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,668 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Horticulture at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $19,057 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Horticulture Report
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. URI is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 14 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.
URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $20,607 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend University of Rhode Island.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, UMaine has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $17,558 for Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Clemson University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for Bachelor’s 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 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DelVal is $27,587 for bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
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- 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%.
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- 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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