Graduate Programs
Pursue master of science or doctor of philosophy degrees in plant science disciplines.
Penn State offers plant-focused advanced degrees designed to provide the knowledge, training, and perspectives students need to take leadership roles in government, education, and industry. Agricultural and environmental plant science and turfgrass management programs are offered within the department. Graduate students can also obtain advanced degrees through inter-college programs.
Science-based program that emphasizes research that increases the efficiency of production of agronomic and horticultural crops, improves the quality of food, feed, and fiber available for humans and animals, develops an understanding of the basic soil-plant-animal climate complex, and improves the overall quality of the human environment.
Online Master of Professional Study program that focuses on a systems approach to turfgrass management, including business concepts, personnel management theories, and the challenges of running a turfgrass facility.
Earn your graduate degree through multiple Penn State colleges. Typical specialties include ecology, molecular cellular and integrative biosciences, plant biology, and more.
Information on assistantships, scholarships, and awards for Penn State Plant Science graduate students
Handbooks and student orientation, information for international students, scholarship and research integrity, funding opportunities, and more for new Plant Science graduate students
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