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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Plains States region, there were 143 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in horticultural science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticultural science 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 horticultural science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 45 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State is $10,843 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Iowa State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMN Crookston is $7,948 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Minnesota - Crookston Horticultural Science Report

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Horticultural Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #4 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,508 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNL.

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

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UNL

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 5 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Missouri State University is $9,863 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Northwest

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University is $12,544 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Kansas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,089 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kansas State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at K -State

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 12 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State University - Springfield is $13,488 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Missouri State University - Springfield

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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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