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2023 Best Value Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,243 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,517 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned a degree or certificate in horticulture, making the major the #218 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Horticulture

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for horticulture students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Read full report on Horticulture at Fox Valley Technical College

#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Owens State Community College are $9,782 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Owens State Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Horticulture at Owens Community College Report

#3

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Land College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value horticulture schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

Lake Land College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,906 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at Lake Land College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,186.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Niagara County Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

Niagara County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,423 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at Niagara County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,912.

Read full report on Horticulture at Niagara County Community College

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value horticulture schools in the United States. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, horticulture majors at Michigan State accumulate an average of around $20,764 in student debt.

Full Horticulture at Michigan State University Report

Horticulture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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