Horticultural Science
Horticulture has been defined as the culture of plants for food, comfort and beauty. A more precise definition can be given as "The cultivation, processing, and sale of fruits, nuts, vegetables, ornamental plants, and flowers as well as many additional services". It also includes plant conservation, landscape restoration, soil management, landscape and garden design, construction, and maintenance, and arboriculture. In contrast to agriculture, horticulture does not include large-scale crop production or animal husbandry.
Horticulturists apply their knowledge, skills, and technologies used to grow intensively produced plants for human food and non-food uses and for personal or social needs. Their work involves plant propagation and cultivation with the aim of improving plant growth, yields, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses. They work as gardeners, growers, therapists, designers, and technical advisors in the food and non-food sectors of horticulture. Horticulture even refers to the growing of plants in a field or garden.
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Matching Horticultural Science Colleges
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Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Four or more years; Public; $28,991 average out-state tuition; $9,709 average in-state tuition |
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Four or more years; Public; $27,320 average out-state tuition; $6,535 average in-state tuition |
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Kansas State University
Four or more years; Public; $25,560 average out-state tuition; $9,489 average in-state tuition |
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Oregon State University
Four or more years; Public; $29,456 average out-state tuition; $10,065 average in-state tuition |
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University of Florida
Four or more years; Public; $25,694 average out-state tuition; $4,477 average in-state tuition |
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Iowa State University
Four or more years; Public; $24,136 average out-state tuition; $8,324 average in-state tuition |
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Auburn University
Four or more years; Public; $30,240 average out-state tuition; $10,080 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Horticultural Science Majors
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
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DescriptionThe Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is available to military veterans and their dependents who are pursuing studies in STEM fields. You must be a recipient of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship to be eligible for this award, which acts as an extension to expiring benefits of those programs. View Scholarship Details |
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Diversity in Food and Natural Resources ScholarshipUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Diversity in Food and Natural Resources Scholarship is available to students entering the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. You must be enrolled in the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences. You must also demonstrate a contribution to diversity, high academic achievement, leadership and community involvement to be... View Scholarship Details |
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J. Albert Finkel and Irma Jane Finkel ScholarshipHeritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County |
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award Up to $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe J. Albert Finkel and Irma Jane Finkel Scholarship is available to students from Bartholomew County attending Purdue University. You must be enrolled in the School of Agriculture to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Farmer Lee Jones ScholarshipThe Trotter Project |
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award $10,000 |
deadline May 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Farmer Lee Jones Scholarship is available to students majoring in agriculture. You must have a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Bieberdorf Memorial ScholarshipOklahoma State University-College of Ag. Science and Natural Resources |
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award $7,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionBieberdorf Memorial Scholarship is available to students at Oklahoma State University. You must be majoring in horticulture or landscape architecture with a minimum 2.5 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Massachusetts Flower Growers Association ScholarshipUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst - Stockbridge School |
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award Up to $6,000 |
deadline May 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Massachusetts Flower Growers Association Scholarship is available to students enrolled at Stockbridge School. You must be a resident of Massachusetts, be majoring in horticulture and demonstrate academic merit to qualify for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Scholarship - RAFRochester Area Foundation - Minnesota |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 29, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Scholarship is available to junior, senior, and graduate students Southeast Minnesota. To be considered for this award, you must be committed to sustainability in the fields of agriculture and forestry, have demonstrated leadership and communication skills, and be interested in pursuing a career in... View Scholarship Details |
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Ushio Sakazaki - Proven Winners Plant Breeding ScholarshipProven Winners North America LLC. |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Ushio Sakazaki - Proven Winners Plant Breeding Scholarship is open to full-time university students who are at least sophomores, and graduate students who are committed to developing new and exciting plants in this competitive market. You must be majoring in horticultural science or a related field, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and submit a... View Scholarship Details |
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Rick Schoellhorn - Proven Winners Grower Excellence ScholarshipProven Winners North America LLC. |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Rick Schoellhorn - Proven Winners Grower Excellence Scholarship is open to full-time university students who are at least sophomores, and graduate students who are pursuing careers in plant production. You must be majoring in horticultural science or a related field, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and submit a 750 word essay on "What I Want to... View Scholarship Details |
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Proven Winners Innovations in Horticultural Marketing ScholarshipProven Winners North America LLC. |
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award $5,000 |
deadline April 15, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Proven Winners Innovations in Horticultural Marketing Scholarship is open to full-time university students who are at least sophomores, and graduate students who demonstrate a passion for plants but also for knowing how to market and sell them. You must be majoring in horticultural science or a related field, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and... View Scholarship Details |
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Horticultural Science Related Majors
- Pre-Veterinary Studies
- Animal Sciences
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- Agricultural Business and Management
- Agriculture
- Equestrian/Equine Studies
- Food Science and Technology
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- Animal Health
- Animal Training
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
- Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Animal Breeding
- Veterinary Medicine
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
