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2027 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Horticultural Science](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/horticultural-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for horticultural science students.

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• Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2027 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the horticultural science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Horticultural Science Schools

1

University Of Idaho
Moscow, ID

$9,084 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,844 Avg Student Debt

$54,670 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Idaho earned the #1 spot for value among horticultural science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. University Of Idaho is a large public school located in the town of Moscow. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,084, while out-of-state students pay about $28,320. Horticultural Science graduates carry a median of $23,844 in student loans. Early-career horticultural science graduates make about $44,559. That is a strong return on a $23,844 median debt. The acceptance rate is 76%.

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Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

$13,373 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,750 Avg Student Debt

$60,543 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in horticultural science will find it at Colorado State University Fort Collins, which ranked #2. Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,373, while out-of-state students pay about $35,061. Students borrow a median of $20,750 to complete the horticultural science program here. Horticultural Science graduates of Colorado State University Fort Collins earn a median of $36,980 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,750 median debt. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.