2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Horticulture School for You
With 65 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, horticulture is the #237 most popular major in New York.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Horticulture Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which 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.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture
Our analysis found SUNY Cobleskill to be the best value school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the town of Cobleskill, SUNY Cobleskill is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Cobleskill are $8,676 a year. On average, horticulture graduates from SUNY Cobleskill take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for horticulture students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for horticulture in New York.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Niagara County Community College is a great value for horticulture students. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Horticulture Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 107 |
| Maryland | 7 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
| Delaware | 7 |
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Horticulture Related Majors for Horticulture
Horticulture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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