by our College Data Analytics Team
Horticulture is taught at colleges nationwide, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on horticulture — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 5 horticulture schools in Virginia by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where horticulture makes up the largest share of degrees in Virginia.
Leading the list of the most focused horticulture schools is J Sargeant Reynolds Community College. J Sargeant Reynolds Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Richmond. Horticulture accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Virginia Highlands Community College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Abingdon, Virginia Highlands Community College is a public institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in horticulture, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Virginia Highlands Community College
A rank of #3 makes Virginia Western Community College one of the most focused schools for horticulture. Virginia Western Community College is a public school located in the city of Roanoke. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in horticulture, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full horticulture report for Virginia Western Community College
Tidewater Community College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Tidewater Community College is a public school located in the city of Norfolk. About 0.5% of the degrees Tidewater Community College awards are in horticulture, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full horticulture details for Tidewater Community College
Northern Virginia Community College is one of the most focused horticulture schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public university. About 0.3% of the degrees Northern Virginia Community College awards are in horticulture, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full horticulture details for Northern Virginia Community College
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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