CALLING ALL GREEN THUMBS FOR OUR HORTICULTURE PROGRAM

Do you have a green thumb or plant passion? The Crookston campus is where you’re surrounded by natural beauty and you can do what you love - meaning, you will be literally “in the weeds” from day one. Whether it is in one of our many greenhouses or the campus gardens you are leaning hands on in many environments. Learn skills such as conservation techniques, landscape restoration, and garden design. All horticulture students are introduced to botany, woody plants, entomology, plant pathology, and soil science. Where gardens, greenhouses, and labs are your classroom… get ready to get your hands dirty!

Horticulture is a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree.

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Program Features

  • MEDIAN PAY $28,040 - $73,970
    Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Student kneeling in the garden looking closer at some flowers
  • EMPHASIZE IN ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPING
  • Another student kneeling in the campus garden smiling looking at the greenery
  • Students working in the campus garden
  • HANDS-ON LEARNING
  • Student in the campus garden dead heading flowers
  • EMPHASIZE IN PRODUCTION HORTICULTURE

REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.

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AREAS OF EMPHASIS

  • Environmental Landscaping
  • Production Horticulture

CERTIFICATIONS

Students can attain a pesticide certification and a Minnesota Nursery Landscape Association (MNLA) certification.

CAREER PATHS

Landscape designer, Landscape contractor, Landscape installer, Nursery Manager, Hardscape specialist, Hardscape supplier, Xeriscaping specialist, Turf care professional, Nursery production manager, Tree care professional, Parks manager, Arborist, Vegetable production manager, Floriculture production manager, Garden center manager, Plant broker/buyer, Floral designer/florist, Wholesale grower/propagator/manager, Sales representative, Writer/educator, Extension educator, Horticulture specialist, Research scientist, Plant breeder, Federal/municipal plant inspector, Peace Corp/US Government volunteer...or go on to graduate school.

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On-Campus Horticulture

at a glance...

Bergland Laboratory has state-of-the-art labs, greenhouses, and growth chambers.

Crookston campus has four double poly production houses with equipment for commercial crop production.

Students work in the Campus Garden which provides fresh vegetables for campus food services.

Students get "real-world" experience scheduling, growing, and selling specialty commercial crops, poinsettias, lilies, annual bedding & vegetable plants.

Get involved with the Horticulture Club who actively participates in conferences, nursery seminars, entrepreneurial, and community projects.

Student clubs and organizations participate in and consistently place in the top three in the Mid-America Collegiate Horticultural Society national contest and are successful at job fairs such as Professional Landcare Network Student Career Days, Northern Green Expo, and the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA).
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REAL. HANDS-ON. READY.

At the U of M Crookston, you won’t spend all your time behind a desk. Our curriculum is designed around experiential learning, which means we want you to have as much hands-on learning as possible. Depending on your major, you’ll find opportunities to be in the field, the lab, the classroom, or engaging in simulated scenarios that give you a competitive edge when you enter the workforce or head to grad school. You’ll learn the concepts and then actively apply them through projects, field trips, site visits, internships, and interactions with professionals in the field.

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Students working on a landscape project at Castle Park in Crookston

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