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2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 143 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticultural science programs, but they also cost less that 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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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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 3 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 9 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

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#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

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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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