2022 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science in Oregon (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” 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 Oregon, there were 42 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticultural science programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon horticultural science students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$20,016 Average Net Price

$41,303 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in Oregon For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $20,016 for Oregon Horticultural Science students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 85%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Oregon State

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• Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science (With Aid)

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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