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2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$19,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,976 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, horticulture was ranked #218 in the country. In fact 3,234 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Horticulture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Horticulture

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for horticulture students working on their bachelor’s degree. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, horticulture majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $25,228 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 15% of our Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 26
Minnesota 19
Kansas 5
Iowa 38
Nebraska 35
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 21

Horticulture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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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