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2023 Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools

5 Colleges
$14,517 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned a degree or certificate in horticulture, making the major the #218 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for horticulture majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Horticulture

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best school for horticulture students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Land College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Horticulture Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at Lake Land College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,186.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the United States. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, horticulture majors at Michigan State accumulate an average of around $20,764 in student debt.

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#4

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Owens Community College is a great place for horticulture students working on their undergraduate certificate. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at Niagara County Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,912.

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Horticulture by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, horticulture has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 5 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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