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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Horticultural Science is the 488th most popular major in the country with 805 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 143 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree horticultural science students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Plains States Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University Horticultural Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Iowa State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree horticultural science students list, UNL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UNL

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 9 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Horticultural Science at K -State

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Horticultural Science Report

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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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