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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Bieberdorf Memorial ScholarshipOklahoma State University-College of Ag. Science and Natural Resources |
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award $7,000 |
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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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Life Member Scholarship of the RIFGCRhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs |
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award Up to $4,500 |
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DescriptionThe Life Member Scholarship of the RIFGC is available to college sophomores through graduate students who are residents of Rhode Island. You must be majoring in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, conservation, botany, plant pathology, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, city planning, land management and/or allied subjects. ... View Scholarship Details |
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John Deere Ag Tech Scholarship - FSCCFort Scott Community College |
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award $3,000 |
deadline August 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe John Deere Ag Tech Scholarship is available to students at Fort Scott Community College who are enrolled in the John Deere Tech program and have a minimum GPA of 2.0. View Scholarship Details |
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Total Landscape Care Scholarship ContestTotal Landscape Care |
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award $2,500 |
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DescriptionThe Total Landscape Care Scholarship Contest is open to students planning a career in landscaping and/or majoring in a related discipline. You must submit a short essay and be at least 18 years of age in order to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Kenneth R. Imig ScholarshipUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of ACES |
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award $2,500 |
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DescriptionThe Kenneth R. Imig Scholarship is available to students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of ACES. You must be a resident of Iroquois County and demonstrate financial need and an interest in agriculture to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Charles Ennis Rice Agricultural ScholarshipArizona Western College |
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award Up to $2,500 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Charles Ennis Rice Agricultural Scholarship is open to students at Arizona Western College. You must be majoring in agriculture and have a minimum GPA of 2.5 to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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NARA Rendering ScholarshipNorth American Renderers Association |
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award $2,500 |
deadline June 15, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe NARA Rendering Scholarship is open to undergraduate students. You must be accepted to or currently enrolled in a college, university, or trade school pursuing any discipline, but those pursuing agriculture, environmental science, animal science, food systems, or sustainability-related fields are especially encouraged to apply. In order to... View Scholarship Details |
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Owen Vickers Memorial ScholarshipNorth American Renderers Association |
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award $2,500 |
deadline June 19, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Owen Vickers Memorial Scholarship is available to students who have been accepted to or currently enrolled in a college, university, or trade school. You must submit a 500 word essay on the prompt provided by the sponsor in order to be considered for this award. Preference is given to those pursuing agriculture, environmental science,... 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
- Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields
- Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
- Animal Health
- Animal Training
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Veterinary Medicine
- Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural Economics
- Agricultural Animal Breeding
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
