by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking.
Horticulture is the 218th most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,708 and had an average of $18,440 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 248 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,526 and $24,327 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 114 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in horticulture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular horticulture programs in the United States.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree horticulture students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williamson College of the Trades. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Williamson College of the Trades is a private not-for-profit institution located in Media, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Finger Lakes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Located in Canandaigua, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Horticulture at Finger Lakes Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. SUNY Cobleskill is a public institution located in Cobleskill, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Niagara County Community College is a small school located in Sanborn, New York that handed out 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Farmingdale State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Farmingdale, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Horticulture at Farmingdale State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 7 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Horticulture Report
Community College of Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cumberland County College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Vineland, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Bronx Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s horticulture degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Mercer County Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Mercer County Community College is a public institution located in West Windsor, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Westmoreland County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s horticulture degrees to qualified students.
Montgomery College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Horticulture at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
With a ranking of #14, Bergen Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Bergen Community College is a fairly large school located in Paramus, New Jersey that handed out 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Chesapeake College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Wye Mills, Maryland, and it awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Suffolk County Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Suffolk County Community College is a large school located in Selden, New York that handed out 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Anne Arundel Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Arnold, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Delhi ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Delhi, New York, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s horticulture students in 2020-2021.
New York City College of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Horticulture Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. City Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Horticulture at New York City College of Technology
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
