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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region

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Horticultural Science is the 474th most popular major in the country with 823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 256 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in horticultural science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in horticultural science.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at North Carolina State University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 15 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UF

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, 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 92%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Auburn University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Georgia

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UARK Horticultural Science Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s horticultural science students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Virginia Tech

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s horticultural science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

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

Full Mississippi State Horticultural Science Report

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