2025 Best Horticultural Science Schools in New York

A degree in horticultural science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #474 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Horticultural Science Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 30 degrees in horticultural science to qualified students.

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Pick Your Horticultural Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Horticultural Science Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Horticultural Science in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of horticultural science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Horticultural Science

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36.4% Growth in Graduates

Cornell University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in horticultural science. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a degree in horticultural science from Cornell University

2

Morrisville State College
Morrisville, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Morrisville State College if you want to pursue a degree in horticultural science. Morrisville State College is a small public college located in the rural area of Morrisville.More information about a degree in horticultural science from Morrisville State College

Best Horticultural Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	18
Maryland	618	0
New Jersey	614	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Horticultural Science

Horticultural Science is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	37
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding	7
Agronomy & Crop Science	5

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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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