2025 Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Doctor's Degree Schools

Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #358 in popularity out of 862 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 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. Combined, these schools handed out 24 doctor's degrees in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural & horticultural plant breeding related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding from Cornell University

2

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a doctorate in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding from Texas A&M University - College Station

Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding by Region

View the Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Related Rankings by Major

Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science	110
Plant Science, General	63
Horticultural Science	59
Plant Sciences, Other	30
Range Science & Management	9
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	4

Notes and References

• 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).
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