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2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$8,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,172 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

Horticulture is the #188 most popular major in Colorado with 23 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value Horticulture Schools in Colorado 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 Colorado 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.

2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Colorado

Check out the horticulture programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO
$4,032 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Front Range Community College to be the best value school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. FRCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $4,032 per year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at FRCC take out is $17,052.

Full Horticulture at Front Range Community College Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for horticulture in Colorado.

Full Horticulture at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Best Value Horticulture Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 24
Idaho 48

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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