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2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
164 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,051 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,043 and had an average of $18,172 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 259 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $20,034 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 164 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticulture 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 horticulture program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southeast Community College is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,573 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southeast Community College Area.

Read full report on Horticulture at Southeast Community College

#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 16 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $8,831 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

Full Kirkwood Community College Horticulture Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2019-2020.

DMACC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMACC is $8,543 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticulture at DMACC

#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Hennepin Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,421 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Hennepin Technical College.

Read more about Horticulture at Hennepin Technical College

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 12 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

STC also made our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for State Technical College of Missouri is $10,432 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full STC Horticulture Report

#6

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Northeast also took the #7 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $6,473 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeast Community College.

Read full report on Horticulture at Northeast

#7

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

With a ranking of #7, Southeast Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 26 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Tech is $12,707 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Southeast Technical College Horticulture Report

#8

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hawkeye Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 3 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hawkeye Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hawkeye Community College is $9,083 for plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticulture at Hawkeye Community College

Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Rochester Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 4 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k list, Rochester Community and Technical College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $12,236 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Rochester Community and Technical College Horticulture 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

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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