2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Washington
[Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/plant-sciences/agricultural-and-horticultural-plant-breeding/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students.
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2026 Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools in Washington
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools
Our analysis ranked Washington State University the best value for a degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding in Washington. Washington State University is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman. In-state tuition and fees average $13,391, while out-of-state students pay about $29,950. Students borrow a median of $17,539 to complete the agricultural & horticultural plant breeding program here. Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding graduates of Washington State University earn a median of $47,531 early in their careers. Set against $17,539 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 87%.
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 · 1 school 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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