Horticulture at Mississippi State University

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Horticulture Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture

Mississippi State Horticulture Rankings

The horticulture major at Mississippi State 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.

Horticulture Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Horticulture Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of horticulture bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticulture at Mississippi State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Horticulture

Horticulture majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
L&scaping & Groundskeeping	14

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	990	$37,890
Agricultural Sciences Professors	150	$97,550
Pesticide Applicators	30	$28,950

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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