2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Horticulture is the 194th most popular major in the country with 4,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 376 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,300 and $22,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Horticulture (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$13,270 Average Net Price

$53,657 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 48 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,270 for southwest region horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Horticulture at Texas A&M University - College Station

#2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$9,962 Average Net Price

$44,004 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for southwest region horticulture students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full OSU 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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