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Most Popular Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$32,935 Avg Salary
$15,526 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Horticulture Associate Degree School for You

Horticulture is the #218 most popular major in the country with 3,234 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Horticulture program at each school on the list.

Check out the horticulture associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found College of Western Idaho to be the most popular school for horticulture students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in horticulture at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for horticulture students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in horticulture at the school are women while 33% are male.

On average, horticulture graduates from FRCC take out $26,020 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the horticulture majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that horticulture majors at USU take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,729.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the horticulture majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular horticulture schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 23
Utah 24
Idaho 48

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.

  • 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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