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2022 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 805 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 488th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 41 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great horticultural science programs and cost less that 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.

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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Horticultural Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $21,305 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Texas Tech

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $18,978 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 7 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Horticultural Science at NMSU Main Campus

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 13 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Horticultural Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Texas A&M College Station

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $18,653 for southwest region horticultural science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Stephen F Austin State University

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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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