The main focus area for this major is L&scaping & Groundskeeping. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Horticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Mississippi State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in horticulture, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Mississippi State was ranked #28 on College Factual's Best Schools for horticulture list. It is also ranked #1 in Mississippi.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Mississippi State paid an average of $998 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $371 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,800 | $23,840 |
Fees | $110 | $110 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,436 | $10,436 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,358 | $5,358 |
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Online degrees for the Mississippi State horticulture bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi State Online Learning page.
About 23.1% of the students who received their BS in horticulture in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Mississippi State in horticulture at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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L&scaping & Groundskeeping | 13 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Economics & Business | 33 |
Agricultural Production | 15 |
Animal Science | 107 |
Food Science Technology | 31 |
Plant Sciences | 35 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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