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2024 Best Horticulture Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges in the New England Region
69 Horticulture Degrees Awarded
$32,486 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, horticulture sits in the middle of the road, ranking #218 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of horticulture. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 degrees in horticulture during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Horticulture School

Best Horticulture Schools in the New England Region The horticulture program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticulture rankings. We derive our Best Overall Horticulture School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Horticulture Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Horticulture
Bachelor's Degrees in Horticulture

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Horticulture Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Horticulture in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of horticulture degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Horticulture

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Every student who is interested in horticulture has to take a look at North Shore Community College. North Shore Community College is a small public college located in the suburb of Danvers. This college ranks 32nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 3 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at North Shore Community College in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
$11,000 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in horticulture. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,486 Median Starting Salary
$22,959 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in horticulture needs to check out University of Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were about 14 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the horticulture program make about $32,486 in their early career salary.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME

University of Maine is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in horticulture. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were approximately 6 horticulture students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 25
Maine 202 6
Rhode Island 200 14
Vermont 194 6

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One of 18 majors within the Agriculture & Agriculture Operations area of study, Horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.

Horticulture Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other 35
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 16
Turf & Turfgrass Management 10
L&scaping & Groundskeeping 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Animal Science 375
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 256
Agricultural Production 154
Food Science Technology 89
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs 78
Plant Sciences 67
Agricultural Economics & Business 58
Animal Services 38
General Agriculture 13
Other Agriculture 3

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