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 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 25 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 11 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 25 | 1% | $6,262 |
| 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 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 17 | 1% | $21,380 |
| 16 | Naugatuck Valley Community College | 17 | 2% | $5,624 |
| 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 | SUNY Morrisville | 13 | 2% | $29,300 |
| 21 | Temple University | 13 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 12 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 23 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 11 | 0% | $27,476 |
| 24 | Mississippi State University | 10 | 0% | $24,957 |
| 25 | Clemson University | 10 | 0% | $31,270 |
| 26 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 9 | 1% | $17,937 |
| 27 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 9 | 0% | $30,913 |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 9 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 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 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 7 | 0% | $19,323 |
| 33 | Southeast Missouri State University | 7 | 0% | $21,570 |
| 34 | University of Arkansas | 6 | 0% | $25,500 |
| 35 | Shepherds College | 6 | 40% | N/A |
| 36 | Stephen F Austin State University | 6 | 0% | $22,156 |
| 37 | North Dakota State University-Main Campus | 6 | 0% | $22,436 |
| 38 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 6 | 0% | $29,506 |
| 39 | Sam Houston State University | 5 | 0% | $22,478 |
| 40 | Fort Valley State University | 5 | 1% | $21,530 |
| 41 | Utah State University | 4 | 0% | $20,504 |
| 42 | Texas Tech University | 4 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $36,652 |
| 44 | Northern Wyoming Community College District | 3 | 0% | $14,404 |
| 45 | College of the Ozarks | 3 | 1% | $30,220 |
| 46 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 3 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 47 | Century College | 2 | 0% | $6,635 |
| 48 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | 2 | 1% | $23,065 |
| 49 | University of Vermont | 2 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 50 | University of Minnesota-Crookston | 2 | 0% | $23,560 |
| 51 | Andrews University | 2 | 0% | $40,566 |
| 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.