Horticulture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2021, 22 of them were horticulture majors.

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

UNL Horticulture Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNL offers distance education options for horticulture at the following degree levels:

UNL Horticulture Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks horticulture programs across the country. The following shows how UNL performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The horticulture major at UNL 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Online Horticulture Schools	6
Best Value Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7

Earnings of UNL Horticulture Graduates

The median salary of horticulture students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $37,501. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $39,428 for all horticulture students.

Horticulture Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Horticulture Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in horticulture from UNL in 2021, 91% were men and 9% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in horticulture at UNL are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNL also has a doctoral program available in horticulture. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
• Soil Sciences
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs
• Agricultural Mechanization

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Retail Sales Supervisors	8,130	$40,260
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	890	$50,610
Agricultural Sciences Professors	250	$88,080
Pesticide Applicators	200	$34,880
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	120	$67,190

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
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