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2024 Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges in the Southwest Region
46 Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in horticultural science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #474 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 degrees in horticultural science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Horticultural Science School

Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region The horticultural science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticultural Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for horticultural science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

Pick Your Horticultural Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Horticultural Science
Master's Degrees in Horticultural Science
Doctor's Degrees in Horticultural Science

The horticultural science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Horticultural Science in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools in Horticultural Science

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in horticultural science. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in horticultural science from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Any student who is interested in horticultural science has to look into Texas Tech University. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the large city of Lubbock. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were about 4 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in horticultural science from Texas Tech University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in horticultural science. OSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Stillwater. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 9 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in horticultural science from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
53.3% Growth in Graduates

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in horticultural science. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 15 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in horticultural science from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

SFASU is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Nacogdoches. This university ranks 48th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 4 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at SFASU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in horticultural science from Stephen F Austin State University

Best Horticultural Science Colleges by State

Explore the best horticultural science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 22
Oklahoma 565 9
New Mexico 416 15

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Horticultural Science is one of 6 different types of Plant Sciences programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science 226
Range Science & Management 27
Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding 17
Plant Science, General 16

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