2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Horticulture School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned a degree or certificate in horticulture, making the major the #218 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Horticulture Schools ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for horticulture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for horticulture majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Horticulture Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU also claimed a spot on our Best Horticulture Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The excellent programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the United States. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools list. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for horticulture students. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Horticulture Schools list.
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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Horticulture Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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North Shore Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools ranking. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.
North Shore Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Horticulture Schools list.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools list. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at BYU - I take out is $16,914.
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Southeast Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Schools ranking. Southeast Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Sioux Falls.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Tech are $7,650 a year.
Southeast Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Horticulture Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for horticulture students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Horticulture Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Horticulture by Region
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Majors Related to Horticulture
One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Plant Sciences | 3,175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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