A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural species; and the scientific management of horticultural plant development and production through the life cycle.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn University | 55 | 1% | $31,590 |
| 2 | Kansas State University | 37 | 1% | $24,923 |
| 3 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 36 | 0% | $23,977 |
| 4 | Oregon State University | 34 | 0% | $26,892 |
| 5 | Michigan State University | 32 | 0% | $28,862 |
| 6 | Iowa State University | 31 | 0% | $21,186 |
| 7 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 29 | 0% | $26,231 |
| 8 | University of Florida | 29 | 0% | $21,211 |
| 9 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 26 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 10 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 25 | 1% | $6,262 |
| 11 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 25 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 22 | 0% | $24,105 |
| 13 | University of Georgia | 22 | 0% | $26,688 |
| 14 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 19 | 0% | $21,782 |
| 15 | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 17 | 2% | $5,624 |
| 16 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 17 | 1% | $21,380 |
| 17 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 15 | 0% | $24,936 |
| 18 | University of Idaho | 14 | 1% | $21,350 |
| 19 | University of Connecticut | 14 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 20 | Temple University | 13 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 21 | SUNY Morrisville | 13 | 2% | $29,300 |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 23 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 11 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 24 | Clemson University | 10 | 0% | $31,270 |
| 25 | Mississippi State University | 10 | 0% | $24,957 |
| 26 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 9 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 27 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 9 | 1% | $17,937 |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 9 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 29 | Washington State University | 9 | 0% | $27,484 |
| 30 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 31 | Delaware Valley University | 7 | 1% | $56,580 |
| 32 | Southeast Missouri State University | 7 | 0% | $21,570 |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 7 | 0% | $19,323 |
| 34 | University of Arkansas | 6 | 0% | $25,500 |
| 35 | Shepherds College | 6 | 40% | N/A |
| 36 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 6 | 0% | $22,436 |
| 37 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 6 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 38 | Stephen F Austin State University | 6 | 0% | $22,156 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State University | 5 | 0% | $22,478 |
| 40 | Fort Valley State University | 5 | 1% | $21,530 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $36,652 |
| 42 | Texas Tech University | 4 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 43 | Utah State University | 4 | 0% | $20,504 |
| 44 | Northern Wyoming Community College District | 3 | 0% | $14,404 |
| 45 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 3 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 46 | College of the Ozarks | 3 | 1% | $30,220 |
| 47 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 2 | 0% | $23,560 |
| 48 | University of Vermont | 2 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 49 | Century College | 2 | 0% | $6,635 |
| 50 | Andrews University | 2 | 0% | $40,566 |
| 51 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | 2 | 1% | $23,065 |
| 52 | Northwest Missouri State University | 1 | 0% | $19,751 |
| 53 | South Florida State College | 1 | 0% | $4,385 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Horticultural Science program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.