2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

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Horticultural Science is the 488th most popular major in the country with 805 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 41 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in horticultural science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticultural science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Horticultural Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Texas Tech University

#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

OSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at OSU

#4

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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