Master of Science [M.S] [Horticulture] From Washington State University

The program is offered by . The objectives are to train students in the experimental method and to prepare students for handling major projects after graduation or for entering a doctoral program.

All graduates will be able to:

To prepare students to enter the many and varied professions of horticulture and/or its related fields, the program provides students with:

• Advanced knowledge and skills necessary to function as a creative and professional practitioner, communicator, educator, or investigator in the field of horticulture.
• Intellectual means of identifying and assessing the interactions among the many issues associated with horticulture and society at large.
• Skills and intellectual means of contributing new knowledge to the profession of horticulture.

Career

• Federal and state agricultural laboratories
• Extension agents
• Management positions in allied and agricultural industries
• Teaching positions
• Technical positions