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Horticulture at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

If you are interested in studying Horticulture, you may want to check out the program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Colorado State University-Fort Collins is in Fort Collins, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 19 horticulture degrees were awarded at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Studying Online at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Distance learning is available at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Among 34,096 students, 4,704 (14%) studied exclusively online and 7,022 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Horticulture Graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Graduates of Colorado State University-Fort Collins’s Horticulture program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$38,139
2 years	$39,909
3 years	$45,848
4 years	$54,616
5 years	$58,189

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Horticulture graduates from Colorado State University-Fort Collins take home a median $54,616, compared with $62,001 for all Colorado State University-Fort Collins graduates — about 12% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Horticulture graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Horticulture graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins are 37% women (7) and 63% men (12).

Horticulture Bachelor’s Program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Of the 19 bachelor’s horticulture graduates at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, 37% were women (7) and 63% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Horticulture bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	16
Hispanic / Latino	2
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 16% of Horticulture bachelor’s degree recipients at Colorado State University-Fort Collins, above the national average of 11%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Horticulture Concentrations at Colorado State University-Fort Collins

The Horticulture program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Horticulture Operations	19

Highest-Paying Careers for Horticulture Graduates

Those who complete Horticulture program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Horticulture majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$84,680
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$53,224
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803
Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,542

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.