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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 59 people earned their degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding, making the major the 1083rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 agricultural and horticultural plant breeding graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural and horticultural plant breeding programs and cost less that 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 agricultural and horticultural plant breeding program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The agricultural and horticultural plant breeding school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree agricultural and horticultural plant breeding students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read more about Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding at Iowa State

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UGA Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s agricultural and horticultural plant breeding degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s agricultural and horticultural plant breeding students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read more about Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding at Cornell University

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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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