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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$7,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Horticultural Science is the 488th most popular major in the country with 805 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 140 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticultural science 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 horticultural science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $4,367 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UW - Madison

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $5,477 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Horticultural Science Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 35 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State is $6,686 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Michigan State University

#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Purdue has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue is $5,483 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

#5

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $8,366 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Horticultural Science Report

#6

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Platteville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 10 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Platteville has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $12,117 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UW - Platteville

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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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