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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$34,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 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.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The horticultural science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 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 #1 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 3 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Purdue

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Ohio State

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State University 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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