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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$16,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Turf & Turfgrass Management is the 705th most popular major in the country with 379 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 turf and turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in turf and turfgrass management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality turf and turfgrass management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the turf and turfgrass management 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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Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management (With Aid)

#11 in overall quality

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 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is located in Tifton, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.

ABAC Tifton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $6,933 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students with aid per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. UMN Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston also made our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $10,952 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.

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#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid.

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

Full North Carolina State University Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#1 in overall quality

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 #5 for the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas A&M College Station Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #4 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students with aid.

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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#8

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, SUNY Cobleskill did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Cobleskill is $16,647 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students with aid.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#9

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #8 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $16,358 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students with aid.

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%.

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#10

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #2 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,501 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#11

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Delaware Valley University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Doylestown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DelVal is $27,587 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students with aid.

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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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