by our College Data Analytics TeamHorticulture is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in horticulture, such as diversity 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 UNL was ranked #10 on College Factual's Best Schools for horticulture list. It is also ranked #1 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNL.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNL paid an average of $830 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $259 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,770 | $24,900 |
| Fees | $1,792 | $1,792 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,186 | $12,186 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,374 | $3,374 |
Learn more about UNL tuition and fees.
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 UNL in Horticulture walked away with an average of $24,554 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $21,502.
horticulture who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNL make an average of $35,594 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $35,988.
UNL 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 UNL Online Learning page.
Women made up around 4.8% of the horticulture students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in horticulture at UNL in 2019-2020, 4.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Horticulture students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| L&scaping & Groundskeeping | 16 |
| Turf & Turfgrass Management | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to horticulture.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Agriculture | 20 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 87 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 22 |
| Food Processing | 1 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 10 |
*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.
