2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Horticulture School for You
Horticulture is the #214 most popular major in Massachusetts with 25 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Horticulture Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture
Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for horticulture students. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Shore Community College are $5,352 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Amherst are $16,439 a year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at UMass Amherst take out is $11,000.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Maine | 6 |
Rhode Island | 14 |
Vermont | 6 |
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Majors Related to Horticulture
One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar 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 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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