Horticulture at Miami Dade College

Every horticulture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the horticulture program at Miami Dade College stacks up to those at other schools.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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

MDC Horticulture Degrees Available

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

MDC Horticulture Rankings

Horticulture Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Horticulture Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in horticulture graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Horticulture

If you plan to be a horticulture major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Miami Dade College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
L&scaping & Groundskeeping	3

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Retail Sales Supervisors	86,300	$46,090
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	8,870	$48,010
Pesticide Applicators	3,110	$31,790
Agricultural Sciences Professors	400	$105,680
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	120	$71,880

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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