2025 Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

an associate degree in horticulture is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #87 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 156 associate degrees in horticulture during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Horticulture School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of horticulture for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality horticulture program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to horticulture students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other horticulture students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt horticulture students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized horticulture related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for horticulture students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The horticulture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Horticulture in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in horticulture.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Horticulture

1

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

12 Annual Graduates

Community College of Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in horticulture. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in horticulture from Community College of Baltimore County

2

SUNY Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY

11 Annual Graduates

SUNY Cobleskill is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in horticulture. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the town of Cobleskill.More information about a associate in horticulture from SUNY Cobleskill

3

Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Niagara County Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in horticulture. Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in horticulture from Niagara County Community College

4

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

14 Annual Graduates

$30,185 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in horticulture has to look into Pennsylvania College of Technology. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the horticulture program make about $30,185 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in horticulture from Pennsylvania College of Technology

Best Horticulture Colleges by State

Explore the best horticulture schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	38
Pennsylvania	179	45
New Jersey	137	5
Maryland	126	7
Delaware	60	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Horticulture

Horticulture is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Horticulture Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	79
Turf & Turfgrass Management	33
Ornamental Horticulture	27
L&scaping & Groundskeeping	17

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	600
Agricultural Economics & Business	47
Animal Science	39
Agricultural Production	29
General Agriculture	25
Animal Services	25
Plant Sciences	20
Food Processing	7
Food Science Technology	7
Agricultural Mechanization	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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