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

8 Ranked Colleges
113 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in horticultural science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticultural science programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State University is $15,496 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 full report on Horticultural Science at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northwest is $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Northwest Missouri State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Crookston, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,952 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Minnesota - Crookston

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 10 bachelors’s horticultural science 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 yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Kansas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas State University is $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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

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#8 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 12 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $16,725 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #6 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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