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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 257 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 9 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $48-$75k list, UGA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

NC State also made our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

Full North Carolina State University Horticultural Science Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

UARK also took the #0 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 8 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Auburn has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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