2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $48-$75k)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree horticulture students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticulture (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticulture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read more about Horticulture at Cornell

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticulture Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticulture Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Horticulture at Oregon State University

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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