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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Horticulture in Texas

10 Ranked Colleges
381 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Horticulture is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,708 and had an average of $18,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 381 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,212 and $22,125 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular horticulture programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas horticulture students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticulture at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas list. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 140 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Lee College

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Tarrant County College District

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Texas College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas list. Western Texas College is a small public school situated in Snyder, Texas. It awarded 52 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas list. Athens, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Trinity Valley Community College

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 27 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Palo Alto College

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas ranking. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticulture at Amarillo College

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Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s horticulture degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Horticulture at Houston Community College

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in Texas list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 0 ’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

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