Horticulture at Northwestern Michigan College

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

NMC is located in Traverse City, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,278.

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

NMC Horticulture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

NMC Horticulture 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.

Horticulture Student Demographics at NMC

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

NMC Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at NMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at NMC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Northwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Retail Sales Supervisors	33,330	$45,300
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	3,770	$47,880
Pesticide Applicators	590	$32,600
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$111,040
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.