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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 379 people earned their degree in turf and turfgrass management, making the major the 705th most popular in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the turf and turfgrass management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management

#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. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a public institution located in Tifton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. 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.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Crookston is $10,952 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students.

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#3

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $16,647 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Full SUNY Cobleskill Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students.

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

Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at Purdue University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UNL Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#6

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Washington State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 1 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students list, Wazzu has also earned the #8 rank 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.

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%.

Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at Wazzu

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students list, NC State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for bachelor’s degree turf and turfgrass management students.

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%.

Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at NC State

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students per year to attend UGA.

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

Full University of Georgia Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#9

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #2 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $22,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at UMass Amherst

#10

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Turf and Turfgrass Management Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

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 Texas A&M College Station Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

#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 ranking, coming in at #11. Delaware Valley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 bachelors’s turf and turfgrass management degrees in 2019-2020.

DelVal also took the #7 spot in our “Best Turf & Turfgrass Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Valley University is $27,587 for Bachelor’s Degree Turf and Turfgrass Management students.

Full Delaware Valley University Turf & Turfgrass Management Report

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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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