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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The horticultural science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region horticultural science students with aid.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s horticultural science degrees 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 $17,571 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region horticultural science students with aid list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students with aid.

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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 Getting Aid. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticultural science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region horticultural science students with aid per year to attend SFASU.

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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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