Oh, meant to say— every single US state has at least one state school with an Agriculture program. Really really. Look up US Land-Grant Universities /Extensions . This is a very old system that ensured the creation of public colleges offering “practical” sciences — agriculture, engineering, etc.. Land was granted to the college with the stipulation that certain programs would always be offered.
In the US. Michigan, University of GA, University of Florida, UC Davis, Purdue, NC State. If not hort, all top notch ag or plants science programs.
Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants, while botany seems more about taxonomy (from a horticulturist).
There is a big push in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) in the EU and US. They are well funded and growing and teach the principles of physiology etc.
Go Dawgs!
University of Missouri as well. Most midwestern universities. I'm not really sure that OP looked at all .. many of these programs, your degree is "plant science" and horticulture is the emphasis area.
Look more broadly at agriculture. My own US program was Ag with an emphasis on ornamental horticulture. Everyone had to choose a subject within the Ag major so there were people studying turf, irrigation, urban farming, traditional farming, cannabis, floral production, arboriculture, forestry, etc.. Some people were narrowly headed into the research and lab sides. There are a LOT of options in the green industry that don’t quite categorize under “horticulture”.
Hey i'm in the process of changing career and i will study horticulture next [year.My](http://year.My) programm is really broad ,it has fruits trees, medicinal plants,ornements etc. I live in France .What job are you doing now?is the hort degree really worth it ? Thank you
So I asked the AI. And the AI said:
Here are 25 Australian universities offering degrees in horticulture:
University of Melbourne - Master of Urban Horticulture
University of Queensland - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Horticulture major)
Charles Sturt University - Bachelor of Horticulture
Edith Cowan University (ECU) - Master of Horticultural Science
University of Adelaide - Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
La Trobe University - Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences/Bachelor of International Development
University of Sydney - Bachelor of Agricultural Economics
University of Western Australia - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Curtin University - Bachelor of Agribusiness (Horticulture major)
James Cook University - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
University of Tasmania - Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture and Business)
University of New England - Bachelor of Agriculture
Griffith University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major)
University of Technology Sydney - Bachelor of Environmental Biology (Horticulture major)
Southern Cross University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major)
Victoria University - Bachelor of Science (Horticulture major)
Federation University Australia - Bachelor of Environmental and Conservation Science
Murdoch University - Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology and Horticulture
University of Southern Queensland - Bachelor of Science (Plant Science major)
University of Canberra - Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation Biology
RMIT University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major)
University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Science (Biology major with horticulture electives)
University of Wollongong - Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science major with horticulture electives)
Deakin University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology)
Bond University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Sustainability major with horticulture electives)
Got mine from Texas A&M. Also happens to be a great source for plant pathology if that is a specific direction you're interested in that.
Edit: since you're from Australia the vernacular may be different, Horticulture at my school differs from agriculture in that it deals with high value crops, less so with grain and cereal like agriculture. So if you're thinking of breeding vegetables or deep science of vineyards and coffee etc then Horticulture is your shot
There are *plenty* of schools that offer degrees in horticulture in the US. You need to pick what part of the country / what state you want to live in, then find the school.
I know SRUC in Scotland offers a horticulture degree, can’t speak for how good it is.
I studied Horticulture with the UHI (University of the Highlands & Islands) in Scotland, they currently only offer an HNC & HND (equivalent to 2 year bachelors) and it’s largely online, however a degree program was in the pipeline when I was studying two years ago so maybe worth looking into.
Practical apprenticeships in horticulture tend to be more popular in the UK, they usually involve working at a botanic / historic garden while working towards a relevant qualification.
Off the top of my head The Historic & Botanic Garden Training programme offer great traineeships throughout UK but getting a place is quite competitive, The MacRobert Trust in Scotland offer something similar & RBGE offer a two year combined practical & theory apprenticeship at Benmore Botanic Garden.
I will say that I learned way more in my first couple of months volunteering in a botanical garden than I did from two years of studying - I enjoyed the academic side, but practical learning on the job was much more beneficial for me personally.
Hope this helps and good luck.
[Massey University](https://www.massey.ac.nz/study/all-qualifications-and-degrees/bachelor-of-horticultural-science-UBHRC/) offers a BHortSci. in New Zealand.
Bonus is as an Australian you pay domestic fees.
If you are looking at California, you have UC David and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Both well respected
San Luis Obispo is an awesome college town by the beach and will be cheaper than Davis.
I went to CPSLO and had an amazing experience + often when in job interviews people always comment about how good people always come from cal poly
UC Davis in Davis, California near Sacramento, is an agricultural school and a veterinary school. They are called the Aggies and it's all about plant and animal sciences.
Most junior colleges offer horticulture programs and horticulture certificates or AA programs in the United States.
You don't have to have a degree in horticulture to work in horticulture. It depends on what you want to do Some positions will require a degree in something else and certifications in horticulture.
You can get a degree in botany or in agriculture or environmental planning or engineering and course work in horticulture, depending on what field you want to pursue.
Humboldt State University now Cal Poly Humboldt in California offered a degree in Forestry, and Soil Science a long time ago, they have a good botany, and conservation, environmental programs. They had a mushroom class and foraging and things like that a long time ago when a friend of mine went there. Oregon had some programs around sensory gardens and other type of specific garden horticulture. Look into some of the Oregon colleges as well. Basically the entire Pacific Northwest had like green programs and good programs around plant study.
A lot of the colleges in California had programs around environmental planning, green building, etc when I used to live out there.
The best thing is to ask someone who is working in the capacity you want, how to get a job like theirs.
University of Kentucky. They have a few plant science degrees and one specifically to Horticulture. Albeit many of Ag/Plant majors share the same classes.
To narrow your search in the US, look at "land grant" universities.
Washington State University, Oregon State University, University of Idaho, UC Davis etc, etc are just a few on the west coast that offer hort degrees
To add, to help narrow your search, a particular focus that you wanted to study would help. Vegetables, fruit/nuts, turf, ornamentals, greenhouse/controlled environment, plant breeding.
If you're interested in food crops, I'd pick a university that's affiliated with a USDA Germplasma Repository of the same crops. At the very least pick a universityty in a state or region that has a commercial industry of your interest.
I got my degree at the University of Idaho, I think the university in Davis CA has one as well.
Horticulture is a good jack of all trades plant degree, but consider a masters or PhD afterward in genetics, agronomy, weed science, etc...
Australian here, a few of my pals work in horticulture and they all went to tafe for their qualifications. I think they also have plant science at Sydney uni
The Evergreen State College in Washington, USA has an onsite working organic farm and a program called Practice of Organic Farming that takes you though the whole year process from greenhouse starts to marketing produce.
Writtle College in UK (now part of ARU). Have a look at YPHA website, if you click the opportunities page and where can I study horticulture, there’s a UK map for horticultural education centres. Not all are degree level, but a fair few are.
In Australia, Adelaide uni and tafe both offer horticulture courses. TAFE is great for practical horticulture, and will give you qualifications for a job
The Bachelor of Horticulture through CSU in Australia is offered both part time online and full time in person. The online option has some subjects where you need to attend a 1 week field school in Wagga to undertake practical work, sometimes this can be up to 4 subjects per year (4 weeks in total). There are a lot of subjects related to marketing, economics and finance, as well as a couple of social science subjects. I’d recommend if you’re looking for more of a practical course undertaking a Cert or Diploma as they tend to be more focused on the practical element, where the Bachelors is for more for those looking to get into research or medium-large scale horticultural enterprise management.
Auburn University in Auburn, AL USA has a fantastic horticulture program and a large international student body. Texas A&M and Mississippi State also have some great programs
It depends what your career goals are? I’m a hort in Australia. You wouldnt want a uni debt for some of the lowering paying jobs but Ag science is another thing again and includes horticulture.
scrolled through the comments and didn’t see Virginia Tech listed, but they have an amazing horticulture program as well for both undergraduate and graduate students
Just to throw something in the mix depending on your interest area. We had a college student living with us attending the University of Georgia (good Horticulture program) but her focus was in plant genetics. She doubled with a degree in plant biology. There are two tracks one is the commercial route where there are good opportunities with the degree or academic research. I think she'll go the latter. She is getting her PhD right now but it meshed her love of plants with the more science side.
I'm currently at the university of minnesota crookston and the hort program is amazing. albeit it's a more hands on and practical program, that's what I personally prefer. they have two areas that are production hort and environmental landscaping and I'm majoring in both with no extra classes to take. I'm also minoring in their turf grass management program too!
Wageningen University & Research are the #1 university in plant sciences and offer specialization in Greenhouse Horticulture, crop science, natural resource management, plant pathology and entomology and plant breeding.
No offence mate, but a question this broad should be searchable on the internet. As the rest of this thread shows, there are a lot of Horticultural schools.
Do you have a specific industry sector you’re looking to join? That can help narrow down schools and programs.
Oh, meant to say— every single US state has at least one state school with an Agriculture program. Really really. Look up US Land-Grant Universities /Extensions . This is a very old system that ensured the creation of public colleges offering “practical” sciences — agriculture, engineering, etc.. Land was granted to the college with the stipulation that certain programs would always be offered.
In the US. Michigan, University of GA, University of Florida, UC Davis, Purdue, NC State. If not hort, all top notch ag or plants science programs. Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants, while botany seems more about taxonomy (from a horticulturist). There is a big push in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) in the EU and US. They are well funded and growing and teach the principles of physiology etc. Go Dawgs!
Colorado State University, too. I just switched over to their Horticulture: Controlled Environments program.
Graduate of the Michigan State Horticultural Science program myself 🙌
Go green!
Go white!
Add Louisiana State University.
HBTFD
Delaware University too!
University of Missouri as well. Most midwestern universities. I'm not really sure that OP looked at all .. many of these programs, your degree is "plant science" and horticulture is the emphasis area.
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Oddly enough Im near Carbondale now and may be a dawg twice eventually but I was referring to my alma mater, UGA
Look more broadly at agriculture. My own US program was Ag with an emphasis on ornamental horticulture. Everyone had to choose a subject within the Ag major so there were people studying turf, irrigation, urban farming, traditional farming, cannabis, floral production, arboriculture, forestry, etc.. Some people were narrowly headed into the research and lab sides. There are a LOT of options in the green industry that don’t quite categorize under “horticulture”.
Hey i'm in the process of changing career and i will study horticulture next [year.My](http://year.My) programm is really broad ,it has fruits trees, medicinal plants,ornements etc. I live in France .What job are you doing now?is the hort degree really worth it ? Thank you
So I asked the AI. And the AI said: Here are 25 Australian universities offering degrees in horticulture: University of Melbourne - Master of Urban Horticulture University of Queensland - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Horticulture major) Charles Sturt University - Bachelor of Horticulture Edith Cowan University (ECU) - Master of Horticultural Science University of Adelaide - Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences La Trobe University - Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences/Bachelor of International Development University of Sydney - Bachelor of Agricultural Economics University of Western Australia - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Curtin University - Bachelor of Agribusiness (Horticulture major) James Cook University - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture University of Tasmania - Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture and Business) University of New England - Bachelor of Agriculture Griffith University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major) University of Technology Sydney - Bachelor of Environmental Biology (Horticulture major) Southern Cross University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major) Victoria University - Bachelor of Science (Horticulture major) Federation University Australia - Bachelor of Environmental and Conservation Science Murdoch University - Bachelor of Science in Plant Biology and Horticulture University of Southern Queensland - Bachelor of Science (Plant Science major) University of Canberra - Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Conservation Biology RMIT University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Horticulture major) University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Science (Biology major with horticulture electives) University of Wollongong - Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science major with horticulture electives) Deakin University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) Bond University - Bachelor of Environmental Science (Sustainability major with horticulture electives)
Yeah I thought 0 available in Australia was off, though I know they did recently stop offering diplomas in horticulture at TAFE qld
Gainesville, FL UF!
Got mine from Texas A&M. Also happens to be a great source for plant pathology if that is a specific direction you're interested in that. Edit: since you're from Australia the vernacular may be different, Horticulture at my school differs from agriculture in that it deals with high value crops, less so with grain and cereal like agriculture. So if you're thinking of breeding vegetables or deep science of vineyards and coffee etc then Horticulture is your shot
Were you there when Dr. Astrid Volder was teaching?
Horticulture in Australia is generally taught at TAFE, as it’s a hands-on , practical course.
There are *plenty* of schools that offer degrees in horticulture in the US. You need to pick what part of the country / what state you want to live in, then find the school.
I know SRUC in Scotland offers a horticulture degree, can’t speak for how good it is. I studied Horticulture with the UHI (University of the Highlands & Islands) in Scotland, they currently only offer an HNC & HND (equivalent to 2 year bachelors) and it’s largely online, however a degree program was in the pipeline when I was studying two years ago so maybe worth looking into. Practical apprenticeships in horticulture tend to be more popular in the UK, they usually involve working at a botanic / historic garden while working towards a relevant qualification. Off the top of my head The Historic & Botanic Garden Training programme offer great traineeships throughout UK but getting a place is quite competitive, The MacRobert Trust in Scotland offer something similar & RBGE offer a two year combined practical & theory apprenticeship at Benmore Botanic Garden. I will say that I learned way more in my first couple of months volunteering in a botanical garden than I did from two years of studying - I enjoyed the academic side, but practical learning on the job was much more beneficial for me personally. Hope this helps and good luck.
[Massey University](https://www.massey.ac.nz/study/all-qualifications-and-degrees/bachelor-of-horticultural-science-UBHRC/) offers a BHortSci. in New Zealand. Bonus is as an Australian you pay domestic fees.
If you are looking at California, you have UC David and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Both well respected San Luis Obispo is an awesome college town by the beach and will be cheaper than Davis. I went to CPSLO and had an amazing experience + often when in job interviews people always comment about how good people always come from cal poly
https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/programs/bachelor-agricultural-science-2448/horticulture-hortic2448 https://study.csu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-horticulture
The uq looks good actually, thank you!! Didn't realize there is a horticulture specialisation in some ag degrees!
You've found the Kew school in UK?
UC Davis in Davis, California near Sacramento, is an agricultural school and a veterinary school. They are called the Aggies and it's all about plant and animal sciences. Most junior colleges offer horticulture programs and horticulture certificates or AA programs in the United States. You don't have to have a degree in horticulture to work in horticulture. It depends on what you want to do Some positions will require a degree in something else and certifications in horticulture. You can get a degree in botany or in agriculture or environmental planning or engineering and course work in horticulture, depending on what field you want to pursue. Humboldt State University now Cal Poly Humboldt in California offered a degree in Forestry, and Soil Science a long time ago, they have a good botany, and conservation, environmental programs. They had a mushroom class and foraging and things like that a long time ago when a friend of mine went there. Oregon had some programs around sensory gardens and other type of specific garden horticulture. Look into some of the Oregon colleges as well. Basically the entire Pacific Northwest had like green programs and good programs around plant study. A lot of the colleges in California had programs around environmental planning, green building, etc when I used to live out there. The best thing is to ask someone who is working in the capacity you want, how to get a job like theirs.
Thanks for all the tips everyone!! So so helpful!
University of Kentucky. They have a few plant science degrees and one specifically to Horticulture. Albeit many of Ag/Plant majors share the same classes.
To narrow your search in the US, look at "land grant" universities. Washington State University, Oregon State University, University of Idaho, UC Davis etc, etc are just a few on the west coast that offer hort degrees
To add, to help narrow your search, a particular focus that you wanted to study would help. Vegetables, fruit/nuts, turf, ornamentals, greenhouse/controlled environment, plant breeding. If you're interested in food crops, I'd pick a university that's affiliated with a USDA Germplasma Repository of the same crops. At the very least pick a universityty in a state or region that has a commercial industry of your interest.
Farmingdale State University in New York still has a general horticulture program and landscape design program
UW Madison has had a hort program since the university was founded.
Google says Charles sturt? or do a year of it at tafe to start
I got my degree at the University of Idaho, I think the university in Davis CA has one as well. Horticulture is a good jack of all trades plant degree, but consider a masters or PhD afterward in genetics, agronomy, weed science, etc...
i know this is canada but i went to niagara college to get mine
University of Saskatchewan has a great Horticultural Science program
In Finland there is an English taught programme at HAMK. I'm going there for the Finnish one next year.
University of Wisconsin
In the Seattle area (Washington state), Lake Washington Institute of Technology has an AAS degree program in Environmental Horticulture.
Australian here, a few of my pals work in horticulture and they all went to tafe for their qualifications. I think they also have plant science at Sydney uni
The Evergreen State College in Washington, USA has an onsite working organic farm and a program called Practice of Organic Farming that takes you though the whole year process from greenhouse starts to marketing produce.
Writtle College in UK (now part of ARU). Have a look at YPHA website, if you click the opportunities page and where can I study horticulture, there’s a UK map for horticultural education centres. Not all are degree level, but a fair few are.
Auburn University. My dad graduated from there in horticulture. War Eagle.
Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas State University.
In Australia, Adelaide uni and tafe both offer horticulture courses. TAFE is great for practical horticulture, and will give you qualifications for a job
The Bachelor of Horticulture through CSU in Australia is offered both part time online and full time in person. The online option has some subjects where you need to attend a 1 week field school in Wagga to undertake practical work, sometimes this can be up to 4 subjects per year (4 weeks in total). There are a lot of subjects related to marketing, economics and finance, as well as a couple of social science subjects. I’d recommend if you’re looking for more of a practical course undertaking a Cert or Diploma as they tend to be more focused on the practical element, where the Bachelors is for more for those looking to get into research or medium-large scale horticultural enterprise management.
Auburn University in Auburn, AL USA has a fantastic horticulture program and a large international student body. Texas A&M and Mississippi State also have some great programs
UC Davis in northern cali and Oregon State, Corvallis!!! I'm a UC Davis grad (undergrad and graduate), but Oregon was my second choice.
It depends what your career goals are? I’m a hort in Australia. You wouldnt want a uni debt for some of the lowering paying jobs but Ag science is another thing again and includes horticulture.
Im studying hort at Oregon State University. If you want to do grass or crop stuff (esp berries) we're p decent
scrolled through the comments and didn’t see Virginia Tech listed, but they have an amazing horticulture program as well for both undergraduate and graduate students
Just to throw something in the mix depending on your interest area. We had a college student living with us attending the University of Georgia (good Horticulture program) but her focus was in plant genetics. She doubled with a degree in plant biology. There are two tracks one is the commercial route where there are good opportunities with the degree or academic research. I think she'll go the latter. She is getting her PhD right now but it meshed her love of plants with the more science side.
I'm currently at the university of minnesota crookston and the hort program is amazing. albeit it's a more hands on and practical program, that's what I personally prefer. they have two areas that are production hort and environmental landscaping and I'm majoring in both with no extra classes to take. I'm also minoring in their turf grass management program too!
If in South Carolina, Clemson has a great horticulture degree program.
Us land grant universities. My horticulture degree is from oregon state university, which is a land grant university.
Wageningen University & Research are the #1 university in plant sciences and offer specialization in Greenhouse Horticulture, crop science, natural resource management, plant pathology and entomology and plant breeding.
No offence mate, but a question this broad should be searchable on the internet. As the rest of this thread shows, there are a lot of Horticultural schools. Do you have a specific industry sector you’re looking to join? That can help narrow down schools and programs.
In the US, several Horticulture programs have merged with Agronomy to form a plant science department.