2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 257 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 3 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.
Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 10 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2019-2020.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Horticultural Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree horticultural science students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.
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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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