2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management

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In 2019-2020, 159 people earned their degree in golf course operation and grounds management, making the major the 1005th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 golf course operation and grounds management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in golf course operation and grounds management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great golf course operation and grounds management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the golf course operation and grounds management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree golf course operation and grounds management students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management

#1

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$16,562 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also took the #2 spot in our “Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for bachelor’s degree golf course operation and grounds management students.

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#2

Trine University

Angola, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$23,202 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Angola, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s golf course operation and grounds management students in 2019-2020.

Trine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Trine University is $23,202 for bachelor’s degree golf course operation and grounds management students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$33,428 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 5 bachelors’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #4 spot in our “Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for bachelor’s degree golf course operation and grounds management students.

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#4

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$24,784 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also made our “Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $24,784 for Bachelor’s Degree Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management students per year to attend UIW.

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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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