2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science
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In 2019-2020, 805 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 488th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 14 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 Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree horticultural science students.
Top 14 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 4 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.
K -State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
Washington State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 5 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree horticultural science students list, Wazzu has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 6 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell also made our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Horticultural Science at Cornell University
North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree horticultural science students list, Purdue has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.
With a ranking of #11, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 1 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State also made our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking.
Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #13, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Horticultural Science at Michigan State University
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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