2026 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools in the Southeast Region

[Ornamental Horticulture](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/horticulture/ornamental-horticulture/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value ornamental horticulture schools.
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2026 Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in ornamental horticulture, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Ornamental Horticulture Schools
For return on investment in ornamental horticulture, no school beat University Of Arkansas this year. University Of Arkansas is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Students from in state pay about $10,104 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $29,966. Students borrow a median of $24,019 to complete the ornamental horticulture program here. Ornamental Horticulture graduates of University Of Arkansas earn a median of $29,241 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 74%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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