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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticultural science degrees to 13 students 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 $13,270 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Texas A&M College Station

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticultural science degrees to 6 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 $13,326 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k 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 more about Horticultural Science at Texas Tech

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,962 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend OSU.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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