2023 Best Value Horticulture Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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
Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in Nebraska for horticulture students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Community College is a great value for horticulture students. Northeast is a medium-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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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 city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very 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 also took the #2 spot in our Best Horticulture Schools in Nebraska rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 26 |
Minnesota | 19 |
Kansas | 5 |
Iowa | 38 |
North Dakota | 1 |
South Dakota | 21 |
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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 |
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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 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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