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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

4 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k)

#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 For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute also took the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is $19,756 for associate degree horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Horticultural Science Report

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $26,179 for associate degree horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN Horticultural Science Report

#3

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is a small school located in Morrisville, New York that handed out 3 associates’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morrisville State College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Morrisville State College is $23,215 for Associate Degree Horticultural Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Morrisville State College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k. Rochester Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $17,307 for associate degree horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Rochester Community and Technical College

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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