Mississippi State’s horticulture major prepares you to strengthen food security and advance sustainable agriculture through hands-on learning. As a horticulturist, you’ll work directly with fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants that support human health, environmental quality, and economic growth. From farming and landscaping to floristry and urban green spaces, horticulture plays a vital role in both rural and urban communities. Our program emphasizes learning by doing, with extensive experience in laboratories, greenhouses, and field settings. You’ll build real-world skills through internships aligned with your career goals and can further customize your education with study abroad opportunities, on-campus jobs related to your major, undergraduate research, or community service projects—graduating ready to make an impact in agriculture and beyond.

Further your education through the Thrive in Five accelerated M.S. degree program, where students complete undergraduate and master’s coursework concurrently to graduate with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees within five years.

Want to join the workforce faster? The floriculture and ornamental horticulture concentration offers a three year degree option rather than the traditional four years.