2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Horticulture Associate Degree School for You
Horticulture is the #218 most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region 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.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Horticulture
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for horticulture students working on their associate degree. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Shore Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Amherst are $36,964 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, horticulture majors at UMass Amherst accumulate an average of around $10,505 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest Horticulture Colleges by State
Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 25 |
| Maine | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 14 |
| Vermont | 6 |
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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 2 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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