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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for an Associate” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science

#1

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, Ohio
#1 in overall quality
$17,608 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate list. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is located in Wooster, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $17,608 for Associate Degree Horticultural Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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#2

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality
$14,088 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College also made our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Community and Technical College is $14,088 for associate degree horticultural science students.

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#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#3 in overall quality
$19,350 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Morrisville, New York, and it awarded 3 associates’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Morrisville State College is $19,350 for associate degree horticultural science students.

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#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality
$22,012 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree horticultural science students list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Connecticut is $22,012 for associate degree horticultural science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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