Horticulture Major

Planting the seeds for a broad range of fruitful careers in horticulture begins here. Horticulture is the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants. In this interdisciplinary degree program, you will learn to produce and market plants and flowers that may be sold to a landscape contractor, a lawn and garden super center or to a floral distributor.

Floral Management

Do you see a budding future in floral design? This concentration teaches not only design but all aspects of the floral industry, from sourcing to sales and everything in between.

What career opportunities are available?

There are several career opportunities in this field, including:

• Freelance floral designer - median annual salary of $67,840
• Horticulture therapist - median annual salary of $64,540
• Specialty visual designer - median annual salary of $61,730
• Wedding and bridal designer - median annual salary of $73,180

Curriculum

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Floriculture and Ornamental

Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture is the science and art of producing, distributing, marketing, and using flowers, flowering and foliage plants, and woody ornamental landscape plants. As a graduate, you'll be open to a wide variety of employment opportunities at competitive salaries. The curriculum is grounded in plant and soil sciences courses and includes a required 12-week internship in a floral industry enterprise.

What career opportunities are available?

There are several career opportunities in this field, including:

• Freelance floral designer — median annual salary of $67,840
• Horticulture therapist — median annual salary of $64,540
• Specialty visual designer — median annual salary of $61,730
• Wedding and bridal designer — median annual salary of $73,180

Curriculum

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Fruit and Vegetable Production

Help feed the world and prepare for a wide variety of careers with competitive salaries. This concentration will prepare you to work in local and commercial production of fruits and vegetables, marketing, quality control, purchasing, research, and technical product research and sales.

What career opportunities are available?

• Marketing agent - median annual salary of $132,230
• Quality control inspector - median annual salary of $37,140
• Technical product researcher - median annual salary of $69,190

Curriculum

Food Innovation, Safety, and Quality

Want to be the reason people trust their food? This concentration teaches food safety, quality, and preservation from farm to table. Prepare for a career in food production, marketing, quality control, research, and sales.

What career opportunities are available?

There are several career opportunities in this field, including:

• Marketing agent - median annual salary of $132,230
• Quality control inspector - median annual salary of $37,140
• Food scientist and technologist - median annual salary of $85,310
• Food manufacturing - median annual salary of $79,770

Curriculum