2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Colorado
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture
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 fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FRCC are $4,032 a year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at FRCC take out is $17,052.
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Out of the 2 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Horticulture Schools in Colorado rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Utah | 24 |
| Idaho | 48 |
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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 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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