by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Horticulture is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 921 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,352 and $13,281 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular horticulture programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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 85%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Florida Southern is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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