by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their horticultural science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 5 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Fort Valley State University Horticultural Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 55 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full North Carolina State University Horticultural Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 ’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Florida
University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 27 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 15 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2021-2022.
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
Clemson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticultural science degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticultural science degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
South Florida State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Avon Park, Florida, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s horticultural science students in 2021-2022.
Full South Florida State College Horticultural Science Report
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