2025 Best Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

a bachelor's degree in horticultural science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #338 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of horticultural science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in horticultural science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on horticultural science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of horticultural science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized horticultural science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for horticultural science students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Horticultural Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in horticultural science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Horticultural Science

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

70 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in horticultural science. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a bachelor’s in horticultural science from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in horticultural science needs to look into University of Idaho. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a bachelor’s in horticultural science from University of Idaho

Best Horticultural Science Colleges by State

Explore the best horticultural science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	6
Colorado	316	61
Idaho	312	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Horticultural Science

One of 6 majors within the Plant Sciences area of study, Horticultural Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Horticultural Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	31
Range Science & Management	30
Agronomy & Crop Science	9
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	5

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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