2025 Best Horticulture Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
234Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$37,226Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, horticulture sits in the middle of the road, ranking #218 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of horticulture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 234 degrees in horticulture annually.
The horticulture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticulture rankings. We derive our Best Overall Horticulture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The horticulture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Horticulture Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Horticulture in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of horticulture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in horticulture. UNL is a very large public university located in the large city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the horticulture major at University of Nebraska - Lincoln make $9,063 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Kirkwood Community College is a great option for students interested in a degree in horticulture. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 18 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in horticulture needs to take a look at Des Moines Area Community College. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 6th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 8 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The horticulture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticulture rankings. We derive our Best Overall Horticulture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
