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2023 Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

32 Colleges
$43,526 Avg Salary
$24,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Horticulture 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Horticulture program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for horticulture majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Community College of Baltimore County to be the most popular school for horticulture students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

The excellent programs at Farmingdale State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, horticulture graduates from Penn College carry an average student debt load of $15,250.

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The excellent programs at Niagara County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

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#4

SUNY Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the town of Cobleskill.

On average, horticulture graduates from SUNY Cobleskill take out $24,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Finger Lakes Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Finger Lakes Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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Williamson College of the Trades ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Media, Williamson College of the Trades is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

Delaware Valley University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Doylestown.

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With a ranking of #9, School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for horticulture students. Located in the city of Bronx, SoPH - NYBG is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular horticulture programs. Located in the city of Dover, Delaware Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 107
New York 65
Maryland 7
New Jersey 5
District of Columbia 0
Delaware 7

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 32 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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