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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 987 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $10,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in horticulture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticulture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tifton, Georgia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

ABAC Tifton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is $8,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full ABAC Tifton Horticulture Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k list, NC State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NC State.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 NC State

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UGA.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Horticulture at UGA

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UARK is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 14 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,336 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arkansas Horticulture Report

#5

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,004 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern.

Read full report on Horticulture at Eastern

#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,007 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mississippi State.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Mississippi State Horticulture Report

#7

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticulture degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also made our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $18,971 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Horticulture at Clemson University

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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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