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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

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ		$7,638 20,865 51 Certificate (51)
Auburn University
Auburn, AL		$19,452 19,926 50 Bachelor's (34), Master's (16)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS		$17,577 19,385 47 Bachelor's (40), Master's (4),
Doctoral (3)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL		$23,744 33,628 36 Bachelor's (9), Master's (19),
Doctoral (8)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN		$25,118 32,499 30 Bachelor's (20), Master's (5),
Doctoral (5)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA		$21,878 23,558 29 Bachelor's (24), Master's (3),
Doctoral (2)
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Waterbury, CT		$10,178 6,472 27 Certificate (15), Associate (12)
Utah State University
Logan, UT		$15,860 13,809 26 Bachelor's (24), Master's (2)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI		$27,343 36,489 26 Bachelor's (24), Master's (1),
Doctoral (1)
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR		$19,651 18,073 21 Bachelor's (21)
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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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Horticultural Sciences Internships

Job Title:Teacher of Applied Horticulture
Description:The teacher of Applied Horticulture will provide a career and technical education instructional program with a combination of organized subject matter and practical experiences that generally prepares students to produce, process,...>
Company:School District of Philadelphia
Location:Philadelphia, PA
Posted:5/23/2013
Source:Bright.com
Job Title:Internship
Description:WHERE CAREERS IN NATURE BLOOM. Grow your career in the green industry with ValleyCrest, the nation's leader in landscape architecture, installation and maintenance. Put your talent to work alongside the industry's brightest minds, working...>
Company:ValleyCrest
Location:Austin, TX
Posted:5/9/2013
Source:JobHat
Job Title:Greenhouse Research Intern - 3 months
Description:Title: Greenhouse Research Intern - 3 months Location: North America-USA-Iowa-Johnston Job Number: RES00001209 This Research Greenhouse Internship will provide industry experience to a qualified student in pursuit of a degree in plant...>
Company:DuPont Pioneer
Location:Johnston, IA
Posted:5/11/2013
Source:Bright.com
Job Title:Greenhouse Research Intern - 3 months
Description:Title: Greenhouse Research Intern - 3 months Location: Iowa-Johnston This Research Greenhouse Internship will provide industry experience to a qualified student in pursuit of a degree in plant science research. The Johnston Controlled...>
Company:DuPont
Location:Johnston, IA
Posted:5/11/2013
Source:Bright.com
Job Title:Intern, Portfolio & Performance
Description:Title: Intern, Portfolio & Performance Location: OH-Columbus-Marysville Job Number: 130000175 The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG)is the world''s largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, with a full range of...>
Company:Scottsmiracle-gro Company
Location:Marysville, OH
Posted:5/4/2013
Source:Bright.com
Job Title:Assistant Silage Corn Breeder
Description:Assistant Silage Corn Breeder (CA) Function:Research and Development Position Location:CA-Davis Territory (if applicable):mainly within CA Winfield Business Unit:WinField, a Land O'Lakes company, offers top-performing seed and crop...>
Company:Land O Lakes
Location:Davis, CA
Posted:4/3/2013
Source:Bright.com
Job Title:Assistant Professor Research - Plant Science
Description:First review date 7/15/2013. Posting #0005368. The Department of Plant Science at South Dakota State University invites applications to fill a nine-month, tenure-track faculty position (75% Extension and 25% Research). Two months of summer...>
Company:South Dakota State Government
Location:Brookings, SD
Posted:4/19/2013
Source:South Dakota State Government
Job Title:Internship, Burtonville
Description:WHERE CAREERS IN NATURE BLOOM. Grow your career in the green industry with ValleyCrest, the nation’s leader in landscape architecture, installation and maintenance. Put your talent to work alongside the industry’s brightest minds, working...>
Company:ValleyCrest
Location:Burtonsville, MD
Posted:5/23/2013
Source:ValleyCrest
Job Title:Internship, Landscape Maintenance
Description:WHERE CAREERS IN NATURE BLOOM. Grow your career in the green industry with our company, the nations leader in landscape architecture, installation and maintenance. Put your talent to work alongside the industrys brightest minds, working on...>
Company:Texas State Job Bank
Location:Austin, TX
Posted:5/12/2013
Source:Texas State Job Bank
Job Title:Temporary Native Plant Production Internship
Description:This temporary position is a 10-week internship (04/15-06/21) located at the Native Seed Nursery at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake and in conjunction with CLC's Horticulture program.The position will assist the Nursery...>
Company:Collegeoflakecounty
Location:Illinois
Posted:4/10/2013
Source:CollegeOfLakeCounty

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