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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BS in Horticulture

Horticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in horticulture, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BS in Horticulture

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The horticulture major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Horticulture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Horticulture Graduates 1
Most Popular Colleges for Horticulture 2
Most Focused Colleges for Horticulture 115

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Horticulture from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Horticulture BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park in Horticulture walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 26% higher than the national average of $21,502.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Horticulture From Penn State University Park?

$43,400 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

horticulture who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State University Park make an average of $43,400 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $35,988.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BS in Horticulture?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its horticulture bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Horticulture

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
7.3% Women
7.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 41 bachelor’s degrees in horticulture awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in horticulture in 2018-2019, 7.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in horticulture at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 7.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 9%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in Horticulture Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
L&scaping & Groundskeeping 11
Turf & Turfgrass Management 30

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to horticulture.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Agriculture 36
Agricultural Economics & Business 83
Agricultural Public Services 6
Animal Science 90
Food Science Technology 42

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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