2022 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 115 people earned their degree in ornamental horticulture, making the major the 981st most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 ornamental horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in ornamental horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ornamental horticulture 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 ornamental horticulture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ornamental Horticulture (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Kishwaukee College

Malta, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$3,500 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kishwaukee College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Malta, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Kishwaukee College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kishwaukee College is $3,500 for Associate Degree Ornamental Horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kishwaukee College Ornamental Horticulture Report

#2

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$13,854 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wooster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute also made our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $13,854 for associate degree ornamental horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Ornamental Horticulture Report

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$10,643 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,643 for associate degree ornamental horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Utah State University.

Full USU Ornamental Horticulture Report

#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, New York

#2 in overall quality

$12,984 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s ornamental horticulture degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $12,984 for Associate Degree Ornamental Horticulture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Cobleskill.

Read full report on Ornamental Horticulture at SUNY Cobleskill

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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