Horticulture at Delaware Valley University

What traits are you looking for in a horticulture school? To help you decide if Delaware Valley University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's horticulture program.

DelVal is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in horticulture from DelVal.

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

DelVal Horticulture Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Horticulture (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture

DelVal Horticulture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks horticulture programs across the country. The following shows how DelVal performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The horticulture major at DelVal is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Horticulture. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	5
Best Value Horticulture Basic Certificate Schools	10
Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	18
Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused Horticulture Schools	22
Best Value Horticulture Schools	43
Most Popular Horticulture Basic Certificate Schools	73

Horticulture Student Demographics at DelVal

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the horticulture majors at Delaware Valley University.

DelVal Horticulture Bachelor’s Program

The horticulture program at DelVal awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticulture at DelVal are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delaware Valley University with a bachelor's in horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DelVal also has a doctoral program available in horticulture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Animal Services
• Food Science Technology
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Production

Careers That Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 PA, the home state for Delaware Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Retail Sales Supervisors	46,010	$46,680
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$52,200
Pesticide Applicators	680	$37,480
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$106,970
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$90,650

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Delaware Valley University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.