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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 805 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 488th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 41 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in horticultural science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticultural science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The horticultural science 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 Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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 #1 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $11,454 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Horticultural Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,317 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Texas Tech University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $8,669 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,650 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SFASU.

Full SFASU Horticultural Science 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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