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urban and community horticulture

Types of Degrees urban and community horticulture Majors Are Earning

Those studying urban and community horticulture have the option of earning degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	6
Bachelor’s Degree	10
Master’s Degree	10

What urban and community horticulture Majors Need to Know

Studies in urban and community horticulture build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that urban and community horticulture graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing urban and community horticulture emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Education and Training — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Food Production — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.5 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Biology — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills emphasized by a urban and community horticulture program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Judgment and Decision Making — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Social Perceptiveness — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.

Abilities

Abilities most relevant to urban and community horticulture careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, urban and community horticulture graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Communicating with People Outside the Organization	4.4 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.3 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.3 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.3 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.2 / 7
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	4.2 / 7
Getting Information	4.2 / 7
Scheduling Work and Activities	4.1 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by urban and community horticulture professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
SAP software	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Microsoft Dynamics	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
ServiceNow	Data base user interface and query software	—
ESRI ArcGIS software	Geographic information system	—
Image editing software	Graphics or photo imaging software	—
Order management software	Procurement software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for urban and community horticulture graduates include:

• Farm Consultant
• Resource Management Specialist
• Community Educator
• Home Services Consultant
• District Extension Service Agent
• Farm Demonstrator
• Agricultural Agent
• Youth Development Professional
• Home Agent
• Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent
• Extension Agent
• Extension Specialist
• Extension Officer
• Agricultural Extension Agent
• Farm Agent

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to urban and community horticulture graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Master’s degree	70.4%
Bachelor’s degree	14.8%
Less than a high school diploma	3.7%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	3.7%
Postsecondary certificate	3.7%
Doctoral degree	3.7%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in urban and community horticulture?

Gender Distribution

This field has a relatively balanced gender distribution: 50% women and 50% men among urban and community horticulture graduates.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	13	50.0%
Men	13	50.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of urban and community horticulture graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	20	76.9%
Asian	1	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1	3.8%
Black or African American	2	7.7%
Two or More Races	2	7.7%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do urban and community horticulture Graduates Earn?

Federal data tracks median earnings of urban and community horticulture graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,555
4 years	$43,505
5 years	$48,599

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $48,599 — roughly 29% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Is a Degree in urban and community horticulture Worth It?

On the earnings side, the federal earnings tracker, urban and community horticulture graduates earn a median of $43,505 four years after completion — roughly 14% above the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000).

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	01.06
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, Other	01.0699
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General	01.0601
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	01.0608
Greenhouse Operations and Management	01.0604
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	01.0605
Ornamental Horticulture	01.0603
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	01.0606
Public Horticulture	01.0609
Reserved	01.0680
Turf and Turfgrass Management	01.0607
Agricultural Animal Breeding	01.0902

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.