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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major 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 has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Horticultural Science is the 474th most popular major in the country with 836 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 232 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. That schools that top this list have a program in horticultural science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Horticultural Science Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 6 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Horticultural Science Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s horticultural science students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Virginia Tech

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UGA

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Mississippi State University

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