MA/MS in Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services

This online master's program leads to an M.S. from the plant and soil sciences department, specializing in horticulture. It centers on research and education relevant to fruit and vegetable production, floral crops, and ornamental plants, and the field itself covers growing and marketing these crops. Study plans are shaped around each student's interests and may combine horticultural and agronomic subjects with weed science, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, remote sensing, mathematics, and statistics. The degree is built around a thesis, so students need access to suitable research facilities where they live, and they work under experienced faculty scientists from their plant and soil sciences department. Online students are charged the in-state rate, billed per credit hour, plus an instructional support fee for each credit hour.