2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Horticulture School for You
In 2020-2021, 107 degrees and certificates were awarded to horticulture students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #176 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Horticulture Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for horticulture students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture
Our 2023 rankings named Pennsylvania College of Technology the best value school in Pennsylvania for horticulture students. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.
Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, horticulture graduates from Penn College carry an average student debtload of $15,250.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for horticulture students. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delaware Valley University is a great value for horticulture students. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.
DelVal undergraduate students pay an average of $41,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 65 |
Maryland | 7 |
New Jersey | 5 |
District of Columbia | 0 |
Delaware | 7 |
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Majors Related to Horticulture
One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Horticulture
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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