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2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $19,057 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 94%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full South Dakota State University Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,668 for bachelor’s degree applied horticulture students with aid per year to attend Colorado State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Colorado State Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #5 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at University of Maine

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $20,008 for Bachelor’s Degree Applied Horticulture students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 more about Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Clemson

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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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