Horticulture (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Graduate Program in Horticulture at MSU trains research scientists, extension specialists and horticultural business leaders in the economic plant sciences. It draws on about 30 Horticulture faculty plus advisors across plant biology, pathology, entomology, forestry, agronomy, genetics and other fields.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: Department of Horticulture | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students design individualized programs of study and research with access to laboratories, greenhouses, growth chambers and field research stations, and may study through interdepartmental programs in Genetics, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems.

Career pathways

Research scientists, extension specialists and horticultural business leaders.

Official programme page

Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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