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Summary: A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural species; and the scientific management of horticultural plant development and production through the life cycle.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's
2020	40	528	110
2021	30	549	140
2022	36	565	117
2023	40	545	121
2024	36	557	138
Change	-	+3.22%	+10.00%

Related CIPs

01	AGRICULTURAL/ANIMAL/PLANT/VETERINARY SCIENCE AND RELATED FIELDS.
	01.11	Plant Sciences.
		01.1101	Plant Sciences, General.
		01.1102	Agronomy and Crop Science.
		01.1103	Horticultural Science.
		01.1104	Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding.
		01.1105	Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management.
		01.1106	Range Science and Management.
		01.1180	Reserved.
		01.1199	Plant Sciences, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Horticultural Science.

Institution	Degrees Granted (2024)	5-Year Change
Auburn University	36	-41.38%
Clemson University	10	+50.00%
College of the Ozarks	3	+300.00%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	70	+69.70%
Delaware Valley University	7	-18.18%
Fort Valley State University	5	-58.33%
Iowa State University	42	-14.63%
Kansas State University	23	-33.33%
Michigan State University	23	-12.50%
Mississippi State University	7	+36.36%
Missouri State University-Springfield	26	+27.27%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	8	+120.00%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	29	+70.59%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	7	-27.27%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	20	+30.77%
Oregon State University	59	+31.58%
Purdue University-Main Campus	15	+111.11%
SUNY Morrisville	3	-40.00%
Temple University	4	-33.33%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	7	-50.00%
University of Florida	14	-25.00%
University of Georgia	12	+66.67%
University of Idaho	5	-22.22%
University of Kentucky	11	-
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	16	-41.67%
University of Minnesota-Crookston	2	-25.00%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	8	-
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	15	+76.92%
University of Vermont	7	-33.33%
University of Wisconsin-Madison	13	+12.50%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	9	-
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	8	+16.67%
Utah State University	3	+100.00%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	30	+30.00%

CIP PROGRAM: 01.1103Horticultural Science.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

National Completion Rate Trends

Related CIPs

Institutions granting degrees in Horticultural Science.

CIP PROGRAM: 01.1103
Horticultural Science.