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2023 Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$32,800 Avg Salary
$16,983 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. 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Horticulture Colleges.

#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. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, horticulture graduates from FRCC carry an average student debt load of $17,052.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best horticulture schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Horticulture majors at BYU - I take out an average of $16,914 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for horticulture students. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

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College of Western Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for horticulture students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

College of Southern Idaho did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for horticulture students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pickens Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Horticulture Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pickens Technical College is a small public school located in the large city of Aurora.

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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 8 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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