Horticultural Science at Michigan State University

If you are interested in studying horticultural science, you may want to check out the program at Michigan State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Horticultural Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticultural Science
• Master’s Degree in Horticultural Science

Michigan State Horticultural Science Rankings

The horticultural science major at Michigan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Horticultural Science. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in horticultural science, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Horticultural Science Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the horticultural science majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of horticultural science bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticultural science at Michigan State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its horticultural science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's in horticultural science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Michigan State Horticultural Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of horticultural science master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a horticultural science master's degree from Michigan State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Michigan State University with a master's in horticultural science.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Horticultural Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in horticultural science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$111,040
Soil and Plant Scientists	220	$54,800
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	80	$67,030

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.