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2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$31,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,976 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture Bachelor's Degree School for You

Horticulture is the #218 most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for horticulture students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for horticulture majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Horticulture

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Horticulture at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college 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.

Full Horticulture at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #5 for overall quality for horticulture in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Full Horticulture at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 23
Utah 24
Idaho 48

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 3 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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