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Best Horticulture Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Horticulture Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Horticulture School for You

With 38 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, horticulture is the #148 most popular major in Iowa.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Horticulture Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Horticulture Schools in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools in Horticulture

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Kirkwood Community College the best school in Iowa for horticulture students. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in Iowa. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Horticulture Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 26
Minnesota 19
Kansas 5
Nebraska 35
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 21

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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