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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 805 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 488th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 140 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticultural science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,854 for great lakes region associate degree horticultural science 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%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

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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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