2025 Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 84 degrees in horticultural science annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Horticultural Science Schools List

Horticultural Science Rankings by 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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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Best Schools for Horticultural Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

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.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Horticultural Science

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in horticultural science needs to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in horticultural science from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in horticultural science needs to check out University of Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree 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	597	7
Colorado	590	69
Idaho	446	5
Wyoming	278	6

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Horticultural Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Horticultural Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	72
Range Science & Management	70
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	11
Agronomy & Crop Science	9

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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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