2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 525th most popular major in the country with 1,928 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their applied horticulture/horticulture operations program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The applied horticulture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major”.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree applied horticulture students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s applied horticulture students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Oregon State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 54 doctorate’s applied horticulture degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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