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2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$14,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,935 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture Associate Degree 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.

The Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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.

2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the United States for horticulture students working on their associate degree. Southeast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southeast Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $5,010 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great value for horticulture students working on their associate degree. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 a 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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. On average, horticulture graduates from CVTC take out $17,706 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, SD

Southeast Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southeast Tech also is in the top 10% of our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the 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.

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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati State are $9,090 per year.

Cincinnati State also claimed a spot on our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 a year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,420.

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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools ranking. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, DMACC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools list.

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Horticulture by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 21 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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