by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,708 and had an average of $18,440 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,526 and $24,327 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticulture. That schools that top this list have a program in horticulture in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree horticulture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williamson College of the Trades. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Canandaigua, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Cumberland County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cumberland County College is a public institution located in Vineland, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
Westmoreland County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Youngwood, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Farmingdale State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmingdale, New York, and it awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Horticulture at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale
Mercer County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 2 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Community College of Baltimore County came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 6 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bronx Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. BCC is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montgomery College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
New York City College of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Horticulture at New York City College of Technology
Suffolk County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, Chesapeake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Wye Mills, Maryland, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
Anne Arundel Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a small public school situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Bergen Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Delhi came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Delhi, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
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