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Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at College of DuPage

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations at College of DuPage

If you plan to study applied horticulture/horticulture operations, take a look at what College of DuPage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations section at the bottom of this page.

COD Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Applied Horticulture

COD Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Rankings

Applied Horticulture Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied horticulture majors at College of DuPage.

COD Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate’s Program

43% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of applied horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in applied horticulture at COD are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in applied horticulture.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Applied Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied horticulture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors 3,570 $54,340
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $88,640
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers 240 $66,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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