2024 Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southeast Region
7Colleges in the Southeast Region
256Horticultural Science Degrees Awarded
Horticultural Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #474 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for horticultural science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in horticultural science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The horticultural science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticultural Science rankings. For our Best Overall Horticultural Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The horticultural science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Horticultural Science Schools in the Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Horticultural Science in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the horticultural science degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Horticultural Science
Every student who is interested in horticultural science has to take a look at University of Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 54 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in horticultural science has to take a look at North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. This university ranks 3rd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 79 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in horticultural science needs to look into Virginia Tech. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 32 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a degree in horticultural science. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 26 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 35 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 11 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 9 horticultural science students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
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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The horticultural science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Horticultural Science rankings. For our Best Overall Horticultural Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
