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Horticultural Science at Mississippi State University

Horticultural Science at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study horticultural science, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Horticultural Science section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State Horticultural Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Horticultural Science

Mississippi State Horticultural Science Rankings

The horticultural science major at Mississippi 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.

Horticultural Science Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of horticultural science bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticultural science at Mississippi State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in horticultural science.

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

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Agricultural Sciences Professors 150 $97,550
Soil and Plant Scientists 80 $90,700

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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