2025 Best Horticulture Schools
22
Colleges in the United States
3,591
Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$37,226
Avg 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 22 schools in the United States 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 3,591 degrees in horticulture annually.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Horticulture School
Your choice of horticulture school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Horticulture Degree Level
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.
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Best Schools for Horticulture in the United States
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.
10 Top Schools in Horticulture
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in horticulture. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 59 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year. Those horticulture students who get their degree from Texas A&M University - College Station receive $4,115 more than the average horticulture student.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
Every student pursuing a degree in horticulture needs to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a degree in horticulture. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were about 29 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the horticulture program report average early career earnings of $38,339.
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Every student who is interested in horticulture has to check out University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the horticulture degree program at University of Nebraska - Lincoln make $9,063 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
Located in the distant town of Wooster, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 20 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in the most recent data year.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
54
Horticulture Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CCBC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 54 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were about 16 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Horticulture degree recipients from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn a boost of about $13,779 over the average earnings of horticulture graduates.
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Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 16th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 18 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill. This school ranks 97th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 13 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year.
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