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2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,511 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,501 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

In 2020-2021, 35 degrees and certificates were awarded to horticulture students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #121 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Nebraska 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. 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 Nebraska

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

Best Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality in Horticulture

$3,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,192 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Horticulture at Southeast Community College Area

$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Horticulture at Northeast Community College

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, horticulture graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $26,312.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Horticulture Schools in Nebraska list.

Read full report on Horticulture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Best Value Horticulture Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Horticulture Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 26
Minnesota 19
Kansas 5
Iowa 38
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 21

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 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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