2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 69 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticultural science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Horticultural Science Schools

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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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