2024 Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master's Degree Schools

Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breedingmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #770 out of the 1172 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized agricultural & horticultural plant breeding related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for agricultural & horticultural plant breeding students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding.

Top Schools for a Master's in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a master's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a master’s in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a master’s in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding from Iowa State University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a master’s in agricultural & horticultural plant breeding from University of Georgia

Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Plant Sciences area of study, Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agronomy & Crop Science	221
Horticultural Science	117
Plant Science, General	102
Plant Sciences, Other	64
Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management	39
Range Science & Management	24

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lufa Farms. More about our data sources and methodologies.