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2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Southeast Region

[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.

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• Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Southeast Region

2027 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in the Southeast Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools

1

University Of Florida
Gainesville, FL

$6,381 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,281 Avg Student Debt

$71,588 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of Florida, our #1 best value for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding in the Southeast Region. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $6,381, with out-of-state students paying around $28,659. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates carry a median of $12,281 in student loans. Early-career agricultural & horticultural plant breeding graduates make about $51,815. Set against $12,281 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 24%.

2

University Of Georgia
Athens, GA

$11,450 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,792 Avg Student Debt

$68,726 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Georgia one of the best values for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,450, compared with $31,688 for out-of-state students. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates carry a median of $21,792 in student loans. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates of University Of Georgia earn a median of $47,698 early in their careers. Set against $21,792 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 38%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.