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2025 Best Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region

1 College in the Southwest Region
437 Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$37,226 Avg 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.

There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Horticulture Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Horticulture

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 Southwest Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Horticulture in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Horticulture

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Horticulture Degrees Awarded
3.4% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest 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.

Degree recipients from the horticulture program at Texas A&M University - College Station get $4,115 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in horticulture from Texas A&M University - College Station

Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 119
Arizona 287 3
Oklahoma 257 13
New Mexico 219 8

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Horticulture is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Horticulture Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 328
Plant Nursery Operations & Management 42
L&scaping & Groundskeeping 26
Greenhouse Operations & Management 16
Turf & Turfgrass Management 12
Floriculture/Floristry Operations & Management 10
Ornamental Horticulture 3

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Majors Similar to Horticulture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 1,922
Animal Science 1,490
Agricultural Economics & Business 1,288
General Agriculture 854
Veterinary Medicine 363
Plant Sciences 337
Agricultural Public Services 331
Agricultural Production 231
Food Science Technology 122
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 92

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