2025 Best Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
4Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
178Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$37,226Avg Early-Career Salary
Horticulture isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #218 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for horticulture students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 178 degrees in horticulture to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall Horticulture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Horticulture in the Rocky Mountains Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the horticulture degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Horticulture
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in horticulture. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. 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. Those horticulture students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn $13,779 more than the standard horticulture graduate.
It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Idaho if you wish to pursue a degree in horticulture. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were roughly 49 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the horticulture program report average early career earnings of $26,238.
Any student who is interested in horticulture has to take a look at Front Range Community College. FRCC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Westminster. A Best Colleges rank of #416 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FRCC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 33 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at FRCC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the horticulture program make around $28,703 for their early career.
Every student pursuing a degree in horticulture has to check out College of Western Idaho. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 20 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Horticulture School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
