2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 2,238 people earned their degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations, making the major the 471st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 483 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$7,285 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,285 for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NC State.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NC State Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#2

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$1,979 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Spartanburg Community College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Spartanburg Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spartanburg Community College is $1,979 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Applied Horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Spartanburg Community College

#3

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Tifton, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$4,838 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is a small school located in Tifton, Georgia that handed out 3 associates’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton also made our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $4,838 for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ABAC Tifton.

Read more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at ABAC Tifton

#4

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia

#4 in overall quality

$10,032 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gwinnett Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. GTC is a public institution located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend GTC is $10,032 for southeast region associate degree applied horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Gwinnett Technical College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (Income $0-$30k)

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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