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2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$27,431 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,976 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture Bachelor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for horticulture students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great value for horticulture students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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. Horticulture majors at BYU - I take out an average of $15,211 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. ABAC Tifton is a small public school located in the town of Tifton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ABAC Tifton are $10,471 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for horticulture students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SIUC are $15,240 a year.

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#6

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

SUNY Cobleskill landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree horticulture programs. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill.

SUNY Cobleskill undergraduate students pay an average of $18,586 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree horticulture programs. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, horticulture graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $25,228.

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

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#8

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree horticulture programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

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

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Horticulture at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

Horticulture by Region

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Region
Southeast
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 24 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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