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2023 Best Horticulture Schools

3 Colleges
$35,708 Avg Salary
$18,440 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

Horticulture is the #312 most popular major in the country with 15 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Horticulture Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Horticulture Schools in the United States

Check out the horticulture programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools in Horticulture

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Read full report on Horticulture at Cornell University

The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the United States. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Horticulture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oregon State University is a great place for horticulture students. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Full Horticulture at Oregon State University Report

Horticulture by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Horticulture is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Horticulture

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Food Science Technology 692
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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