You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 6 ’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State University is $15,242 for Far Western US Region Applied Horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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