2024 Best Horticulture Schools in the Plains States Region
7Colleges in the Plains States Region
234Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$33,377Avg 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 looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Horticulture Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 234 degrees in horticulture during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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 good option for students pursuing a degree in horticulture. UNL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 14 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Horticulture degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,124 over the average earnings of horticulture majors.
Kirkwood Community College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in horticulture. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 40 schools 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 data year.
South Dakota State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in horticulture. South Dakota State is a large public university located in the remote town of Brookings. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means South Dakota State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at South Dakota State in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Southeast Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in horticulture. Southeast Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Sioux Falls. This college ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 18 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Tech in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the horticulture program state that they receive average early career income of $29,253.
Northeast is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Norfolk. This college ranks 13th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 6 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 8 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 6 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College 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.
