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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Southeast region, there were 257 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in horticultural science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticultural science programs, but they also 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 Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree horticultural science students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 28 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Full UGA Horticultural Science Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NC State Horticultural Science Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Arkansas

#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956.

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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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