2026 Best Horticultural Science Schools in Iowa
Horticultural Science is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best horticultural science schools.
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Best Schools for Horticultural Science in Iowa
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the horticultural science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Horticultural Science
Iowa State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best horticultural science schools. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State University is a very large public university. Roughly 75% of students complete a degree within six years here. Iowa State University awarded about 46 horticultural science degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their horticultural science degree from Iowa State University earn around $61,550 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $20,500.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
