by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 823 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 46 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their horticultural science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 15 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Horticultural Science at Texas A&M College Station
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
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