Horticulture
Go green with a major that starts from the ground up. Whether you're interested in owning your own business or working for a world-famous botanical garden, our Horticulture major can help you achieve your goal.
If you're interested in the science, business, and production of high-value crops, trees, and ornamental plants, our Horticulture major can give you a well-rounded education and the flexibility to enter a variety of career fields.
This major offers a Production Option and a Science Option. Students in the Production Option focus on fruit, vegetable, flower, or ornamental plant production as well as business and pest management. Students in the Science Option focus on plant nutrition, plant breeding and genetics, or plant physiology as well as biology, chemistry, and other related sciences.
Why Major in Horticulture?
You may be interested in majoring in Horticulture if you want to:
- operate a plant-related business
- grow and develop plants for better human nutrition, greater insect/disease resistance, or aesthetic qualities
- help improve our environment by using plants to modify our surroundings.
Career Opportunities for Graduates
The number of job openings in the agricultural industry annually exceeds the number of available qualified graduates.
A variety of career choices are available to you:
- Business management
- Communications
- Education
- Greenhouse operations
- Government
- Landscaping
- Marketing and sales
- Plant genetics
- Public gardens and arboreta
- Research
- Retail/wholesale operations
- Zoo horticulture
