by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Horticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in horticulture, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 bachelor's program at SIUC was ranked #27 on College Factual's Best Schools for horticulture list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for SIUC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SIUC was $320 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
Learn more about SIUC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUC in Horticulture walked away with an average of $22,318 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $21,502.
The median early career salary of horticulture students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC is $33,281 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $35,988.
Online degrees for the SIUC horticulture bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their BS in horticulture in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the horticulture bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to horticulture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 19 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 37 |
| Animal Science | 35 |
| Soil Sciences | 22 |
View All Horticulture Related Majors >
*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.
