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Turn your green thumb into a career in horticulture: from cultivation to innovation.
Agriculture, like most of our world, has changed dramatically and is infinitely more complex than most people can imagine. Today, most agriculture is seen as a technology-based industry that includes production, agriscience and agribusiness. Not only are agriculture graduates in demand to produce food, but also to package and transport it, market it, regulate its production and finance it.
The horticulture degree option provides you with experience in ornamentals, fruits and vegetable production, turf and golf maintenance, landscape design and maintenance, viticulture, nursery production, greenhouse management and other areas.
Horticulture Agriculture degree students also take a variety of business courses, so you are just as versed in running a business as they are. A sample of the ag courses you’ll take are horticulture crop production, viticulture, strategic urban horticulture, and turfgrass management.
Your education is just one piece to launching an extraordinary career. Once you’ve mastered the material, you still have to find the job you want, make the right connections, sell your knowledge and experience—and if all this is giving you anxiety, don’t panic. SEMO’s Career Services office is here to help you with the next step. Our boldly supportive faculty provide the expertise and support you need, so you’re landing your dream job in no time.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for a farmer, rancher, and other agricultural manager is $97,240.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for a landscape architect is $88,000.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual salary for an agricultural and food scientist is $92,190.
As a horticulture major, you’ll be prepared for green jobs that include sustainable food horticulture to greenhouse management and more. You’ll complete a minimum of 120 credit hours, the General Education program, and 39 senior division hours (300-599). A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major and overall are required to graduate with a BS degree.
Some requirements may be fulfilled by coursework in major program.
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Greenhouse management and ownership require a combination of horticultural knowledge, business skills, and hands-on operational experience. A horticulture degree is one of the most direct paths to building all three!
Build your horticultural foundation through your degree's coursework in plant science, crop production, and pest management. Develop business skills to understanding finance, marketing, supply chain, and personnel management with agribusiness courses. Consider adding an entrepreneurship minor.
Horticulture focuses on the production, management, and marketing of fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, turf, and related crops. It is a more applied, production-oriented degree with a strong emphasis on crop management, greenhouse and nursery operations, landscape systems, and the business of growing. Plant and Soil Science takes a broader, approach. Graduates often pursue careers, and roles in agronomy, soil conservation, and environmental science.
Graduates may pursue roles including:
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