2024 Best Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

a bachelor's degree in horticultural science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #338 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 bachelor's degrees in horticultural science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on horticultural science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of horticultural science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized horticultural science related body.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Horticultural Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in horticultural science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Horticultural Science

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in horticultural science. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins.More information about a bachelor’s in horticultural science from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Utah State University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in horticultural science. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in horticultural science from Utah State University

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

5 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in horticultural science has to take a look at University of Idaho. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow.More information about a bachelor’s in horticultural science from University of Idaho

Best Horticultural Science Colleges by State

Explore the best horticultural science schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	6
Colorado	316	61
Idaho	312	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Horticultural Science

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

Majors Similar to Horticultural Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Plant Science, General	42
Range Science & Management	35
Agronomy & Crop Science	3

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).
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