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
Auburn University
Four or more years; Public; $28,008 average out-state tuition; $9,336 average in-state tuition |
Oregon State University
Four or more years; Public; $27,735 average out-state tuition; $9,075 average in-state tuition |
Kansas State University
Four or more years; Public; $24,630 average out-state tuition; $9,273 average in-state tuition |
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Four or more years; Public; $26,660 average out-state tuition; $9,152 average in-state tuition |
University of Florida
Four or more years; Public; $25,694 average out-state tuition; $4,477 average in-state tuition |
Iowa State University
Four or more years; Public; $21,292 average out-state tuition; $7,456 average in-state tuition |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Four or more years; Public; $24,883 average out-state tuition; $6,535 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 |
deadline Varies |
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Blosser Brothers (Lee and John) ScholarshipGreater Wayne County Foundation, Inc. |
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award $19,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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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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The Nebraska Cattlemen Beef State ScholarshipNebraska Cattlemen Foundation |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Farmer Lee Jones ScholarshipThe Trotter Project |
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award $10,000 |
deadline May 15, 2023 |
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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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Black Winemakers ScholarshipUrban Connoisseurs |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 10, 2023 |
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Robert Felix Memorial ScholarshipTree Fund |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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John Wright Memorial ScholarshipTree Fund |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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Fran Ward Women in Arboriculture ScholarshipTree Fund |
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award $5,000 |
deadline March 15, 2023 |
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
- Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- Agricultural Economics
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural Animal Breeding
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services