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Best Value Horticulture Schools in California

2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,195 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

In 2020-2021, 130 degrees and certificates were awarded to horticulture students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #208 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Horticulture Schools in California ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best Horticulture School

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo the best value school in California for horticulture students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state 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 Schools in California list.

Read full report on Horticulture at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Best Value Horticulture Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Horticulture Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 67
Oregon 42
Nevada 0
Hawaii 4

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

Majors Similar to Horticulture

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 values are for the top school 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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