MSc in Horticulture and Crop Science in Columbus United States | Ohio State University

Horticulture and crop science graduate students benefit from world-class faculty and cutting-edge research opportunities. The program equips future scientists with the skills and leadership needed to tackle pressing challenges in producing food, feed, fuel, fiber, and medicinal crops through sustainable, economically feasible, and socially conscious methods. Within the Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, students and researchers explore both theoretical and practical aspects of plant biology, cultivation practices, and ecological effects across diverse crops and ornamental species cultivated in Ohio and globally. The curriculum encompasses work with staple grains like corn, wheat, forages, and soybeans, alongside vegetables, fruits, berries, turfgrass, floral varieties, trees, and decorative landscape plants. State-of-the-art facilities support graduate researchers and faculty in conducting advanced laboratory and field studies across disciplines including genetics, plant breeding, horticultural science, seed biology, agronomy, viticulture, weed management, and turfgrass studies.