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Programs in Horticultural Sciences

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Horticultural sciences concentrate on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. This 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.

Top Schools For Horticultural Sciences Programs

Most Selective:
College of the Ozarks

Least Selective:
Kansas State University

Largest:
Ohio State University

Smallest:
Ohio State Agricultural Tech Inst.

Most Expensive:
Cornell University

Least Expensive:
Mississippi Delta Community College

Best Academics:
Cornell University

Best Social Life:
Illinois

Most Diverse:
Cal Poly Pomona

Hottest Guys:
University of Georgia

Hottest Girls:
University of Georgia

Smartest Guys:
Cornell University

Smartest Girls:
Cornell University

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Auburn University
Auburn, AL		 $19,452 19,926 58 Bachelor's (48), Master's (10)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS		 $17,577 18,774 43 Bachelor's (41), Master's (2),
Doctoral (0)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL		 $23,744 33,628 38 Bachelor's (18), Master's (13),
Doctoral (7)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN		 $25,118 32,499 36 Bachelor's (24), Master's (2),
Doctoral (10)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI		 $27,343 36,489 34 Bachelor's (29), Master's (3),
Doctoral (2)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		 $21,878 23,558 29 Bachelor's (25), Master's (3),
Doctoral (1)
Utah State University
Logan, UT		 $13,812 13,809 29 Bachelor's (29), Master's (0)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR		 $19,651 18,073 27 Bachelor's (27)
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT		 $25,486 17,008 27 Associate (13), Bachelor's (14)
UMN
Minneapolis, MN		 $15,466 33,236 22 Bachelor's (22)
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Horticultural Sciences Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 59 7%
Associate 42 5%
Bachelor's 613 74%
Master's 79 10%
Doctoral 33 4%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 524 63%
Female 313 37%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 4 1%
Black or African American 20 3%
Hispanic or Latino 27 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 5 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 712 90%
Other/Unknown 25 3%
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