Horticultural Science at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA Horticultural Science Degrees Available

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

UGA Horticultural Science Rankings

The horticultural science major at UGA 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in horticultural science, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Horticultural Science Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Horticultural Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of horticultural science bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticultural science at UGA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in horticultural science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UGA Horticultural Science Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a horticultural science master's degree from UGA, 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 University of Georgia with a master's in horticultural science.

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

• Plant Protection & Integrated Pest Management
• Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding
• Agronomy & Crop Science

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Agricultural Sciences Professors	320	$116,600
Soil and Plant Scientists	190	$65,820
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$84,110

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 Pruddle under License

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