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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
158 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 257 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 158 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Florida

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students list, Mississippi State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State University is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

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

Read more about Horticultural Science at Mississippi State University

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 27 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Virginia Tech Horticultural Science Report

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 18 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UGA

#6

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

Fort Valley State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fort Valley State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fort Valley State University is $13,650 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Fort Valley State University

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Auburn University

#8

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students list, Clemson has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Clemson University

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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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