2025 Best Horticultural Science Schools
37
Colleges in the United States
836
Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
horticultural science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #474 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for horticultural science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 836 degrees in horticultural science to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Horticultural Science School
Your choice of horticultural science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Horticultural Science 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.
Horticultural Science Rankings by Degree Level
The horticultural science 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 Horticultural Science Schools.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Horticultural Science in the United States
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 horticultural science degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Horticultural Science
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
40
Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in horticultural science needs to look into Iowa State University. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 40 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Iowa State University
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in horticultural science. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Cornell University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
Any student pursuing a degree in horticultural science has to look into Texas A&M University - College Station. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize 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 14 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Texas A&M University - College Station
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
50
Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in horticultural science. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 50 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from University of Florida
Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OR
51
Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 51 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Oregon State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
55
Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 55 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from North Carolina State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NE
Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 14 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. This university ranks 3rd out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 13 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Washington State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 11 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 28 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in horticultural science from Virginia Tech
