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2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor's 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. 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” 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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture in the Southeast Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small school located in Tifton, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ABAC Tifton, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ABAC Tifton is $6,933 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students.

Read more about Horticulture at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region 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 Mississippi State University

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 per year to attend UARK.

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

Read full report on Horticulture at UARK

#4

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students.

Full Eastern Horticulture Report

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

NC State also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students per year to attend North Carolina State University.

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%.

Read full report on Horticulture at North Carolina State University

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 5 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticulture at University of Georgia

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students list, Clemson has also earned the #4 rank 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 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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