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2023 Most Popular Horticulture Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Horticulture Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Horticulture Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Our 2023 rankings named Oregon State University the most popular school in the United States for horticulture students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the horticulture majors at the school.

Full Horticulture at Oregon State University Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mississippi State.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Horticulture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Full Horticulture at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Horticulture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Horticulture Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

Read full report on Horticulture at Texas A&M University - College Station

Horticulture by Region

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Region
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.

  • 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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