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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$9,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 140 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 93 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticultural science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 horticultural science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $6,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticultural Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 1 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $8,464 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UIUC.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UIUC Horticultural Science Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $5,879 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Wisconsin - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UW - River Falls not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $10,124 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Horticultural Science Report

#5

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $12,930 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UW - Platteville

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State is $15,197 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State Horticultural Science 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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