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2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region

17 Ranked Colleges
441 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 441 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,212 and $22,125 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 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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Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 57 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Horticulture Report

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lee College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 140 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Lee College

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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is a large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 61 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Tarrant County College District

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. Snyder, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.

Full Western Texas College Horticulture Report

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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. TVCC is a public institution located in Athens, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at TVCC

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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at OSU-OKC

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

With a ranking of #7, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Full Santa Fe Community College Horticulture Report

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Palo Alto College

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full OSU Horticulture Report

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With a ranking of #10, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 4 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Mesa Community College

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With a ranking of #11, Eastern Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. Wilburton, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Eastern

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Amarillo College

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Horticulture Report

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Houston Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Houston Community College

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

San Juan College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Full SJC Horticulture Report

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

With a ranking of #14, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Tarleton

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With a ranking of #14, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Horticulture at TSTC

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