2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota

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 for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 12 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,526 and $26,035 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Crookston

Crookston, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,952 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Crookston, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Crookston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $10,952 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Crookston.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UMN Crookston

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$17,740 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticultural Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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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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