Graduate Programs in Plant Sciences & Horticulture
Explore 140+ Plant Sciences & Horticulture graduate programs at 40+ universities across 3 countries.
Overview
Plant sciences and horticulture study how plants grow, reproduce and respond to their environment, and how to cultivate them. Graduate students work in plant biology, genetics and breeding, plant pathology, crop physiology or horticultural production, often through greenhouse and field research.
A master's can be research-based or focused on applied production and management. A PhD leads to research on food security, plant health and sustainable agriculture.
Graduates become plant breeders, agronomists, plant pathologists, greenhouse and nursery managers and agricultural biotechnology scientists. Seed and crop science companies, government research agencies, extension services and public gardens hire them, with growing interest in climate-resilient crops and controlled-environment farming.
Most Plant Sciences & Horticulture programs charge between $12,000 and $47,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $13,000 and $69,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of CambridgeMPhil in Biological Science (Plant Sciences)Deadline Oct 1 · Tuition $50,350 · Duration 12 months
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Professional Studies in Integrative Plant ScienceDeadline Jan 15 · Tuition $46,658 · Duration 12 months
- Imperial College LondonMRes Molecular Plant and Microbial SciencesDeadline Jun 18 +3 · Tuition $51,840 · Duration 12 months
- University of WashingtonMaster of Environmental Horticulture
- The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Arts in Plant BiologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $36,652 · Duration 36 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Stanford UniversityPhD in Biology - Plant BiologyDeadline Dec 2 · Duration 84 months
- University of OxfordDPhil in Plant SciencesDeadline Jan 5 · Tuition $44,416 · Duration 48 months
- University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Plant BiologyDeadline Nov 17 · Tuition $39,864 · Duration 72 months
- University of CambridgePhD in Plant SciencesDeadline Jan 7 · Tuition $56,093 · Duration 3–4 years full-time
- Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Plant Molecular BiologyDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $50,900 · Duration 68 months
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