Landscaping and Groundskeeping

STEM • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to manage and maintain indoor and/or outdoor ornamental and recreational plants and groundcovers and related conceptual designs established by landscape architects, interior designers, enterprise owners or managers, and individual clients. Includes instruction in applicable principles of horticulture, gardening, plant and soil irrigation and nutrition, turf maintenance, plant maintenance, equipment operation and maintenance, personnel supervision, and purchasing.

Numbers at a glance

634th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
9
Colleges offer it
111
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
61
Women
50

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Brigham Young University-Idaho32
Brigham Young University-Provo22
Delaware Valley College8
Average private university graduating class: 21 students.

O's Insights on Landscaping and Groundskeeping

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 44% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Landscape Architecture 711 46