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2022 Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - River Falls, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - River Falls is $13,748 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Horticultural Science Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,718 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Read more about Horticultural Science at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

Purdue also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,986 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k 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.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $15,880 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UIUC

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 35 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State University is $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State University 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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