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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 823 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 565 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major” ranking looked at 41 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their horticultural science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree horticultural science students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Horticultural Science

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Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. DelVal is a small school located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full DelVal Horticultural Science Report

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Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia

Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Fort Valley State University

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Morrisville State College
Morrisville, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Morrisville State College Horticultural Science Report

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Out of the 41 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 15 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UW - River Falls

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Colorado State Horticultural Science Report

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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school situated in Mayaguez, . It awarded 12 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at UPR Mayaguez

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Kansas State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Kansas State University

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 42 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oregon State University Horticultural Science Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2020-2021.

Full NMSU Main Campus Horticultural Science Report

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Horticultural Science Report

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With a ranking of #11, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Iowa State University Horticultural Science Report

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

With a ranking of #12, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at NC State

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Auburn University Horticultural Science Report

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With a ranking of #14, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 20 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Horticultural Science Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Horticultural Science Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Virginia Tech

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

College of the Ozarks ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Hard Work U is a small school located in Point Lookout, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at Hard Work U

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

With a ranking of #18, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Michigan State Horticultural Science Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at U of I

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #20, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 11 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Mississippi State University

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

With a ranking of #21, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s horticultural science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Horticultural Science at University of Florida

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Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking, coming in at #24. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s horticultural science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Horticultural Science Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Horticultural Science Major ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Horticultural Science at UGA

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