Best Schools for Horticulture in 2026
These are the top schools offering Horticulture, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Horticulture graduate earns $31,250/yr across 9 schools.
All Horticulture Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Horticulture |
66
65–67 |
$42,513/yr | 27.1x |
| 2 |
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA · Horticulture |
64
62–66 |
$35,900/yr | 33.1x |
| 3 |
Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO · Horticulture |
70
65–72 |
$28,703/yr | 81.8x |
| 4 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Horticulture |
63
61–64 |
$38,339/yr | 20.6x |
| 5 |
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Wooster, OH · Horticulture |
60
57–62 |
$34,190/yr | 21.9x |
| 6 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Horticulture |
59
55–60 |
$34,190/yr | 15.6x |
| 7 |
Spartanburg Community College
Spartanburg, SC · Horticulture |
59
58–60 |
$29,260/yr | 28.0x |
| 8 |
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA · Horticulture |
53
50–54 |
$30,185/yr | 7.4x |
| 9 |
Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL · Horticulture |
47
44–48 |
$7,972/yr | 17.6x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.