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Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska

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.

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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Community College are $3,192 a year.

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$3,750 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $3,750 per year.

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$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in Nebraska. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNL are $9,590 a year. After completing their degree, horticulture graduates from UNL carry an average student debtload of $26,312.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #2 for overall quality for horticulture in Nebraska.

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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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