2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree applied horticulture students.
Top 3 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s applied horticulture students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Oregon State Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 54 masters’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Read full report on Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at Texas A&M College Station
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Horticulture Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 masters’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado State 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%.
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- *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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