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Best Horticulture Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Horticulture Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$31,941 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

Horticulture is the #171 most popular major in Illinois with 80 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Horticulture Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Horticulture Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Horticulture Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Horticulture

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best school in Illinois for horticulture students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

The excellent programs at Lake Land College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in Illinois. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

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Best Horticulture Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Horticulture Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9
Ohio 71
Indiana 12
Wisconsin 38

Horticulture is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 8,646
Animal Science 8,294
Agricultural Economics & Business 8,098
General Agriculture 3,370
Plant Sciences 3,175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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