Best Agronomy and Crop Science graduate certificate programs - Updated 2021

The environmental horticulture management certificate is offered via distance learning technologies. The certificate enables the working professional and/or adult learner who is place-bound and cannot attend classes in Gainesville to gain a background in the sustainable ornamental horticulture practices used in the greenhouse/nursery and/or landscape industries. The program emphasizes the conservation of resources through proper plant management.

The Online Graduate Horticulture Certificate is a non-degree, individually-tailored program offered through the Horticultural Science at NC State University. Courses are taught online, so students won’t need to take time off from work or face long commutes to campus. Because of the diversity of learner interest, students may concentrate in such areas as general horticulture, food or ornamental horticulture, or plant breeding and may also include a limited number of courses from other academic areas within agriculture.

The Advanced Horticulture Certificate provides students with the opportunity to explore the field of horticulture beyond the entry level and experience the breadth and diversity of the field with maximum flexibility in course selection. This certificate is designed for Extension Educators Agents involved in horticulture-related programs K-12 science teachers golf course superintendents municipal parks employees landscape maintenance practitioners nursery, greenhouse and garden center professionals and serious horticultural enthusiasts, such as Master Gardeners.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture offers three online graduate certificates in horticulture. The academic certificates are designed for horticulture, landscape and turf management professionals wanting to enhance their careers with a graduate-level credential, as well as individuals interested in exploring these horticulture-related areas for potential new careers.

Agronomy Graduate Certificate is distance education ONLY. Certificate coursework can transfer to full MS Agronomy program. This Certificate program doesn’t currently qualify for Federal Financial Aid.

Earn their Horticulture and Human Health Certificate online. This transdisciplinary graduate certificate program gives applicant the historical context and scientific understanding to better evaluate potential health impacts.

The Certificate of Professional Development in Horticulture is aligned with the Online M.S. program in the Crop Sciences. The online course offerings enable students to strengthen their education through part-time study anywhere in the world. The Crop Sciences has a long history of providing University of Illinois courses to professionals across Illinois and around the world. Students can enroll in individual courses for personal or professional development.

The advanced horticulture graduate certificate provides a broad overview of horticultural production, including nursery, greenhouse, edible food crop production and course work in horticultural business management. Production courses are balanced with basic course work in plant physiology, nutrition and irrigation science. Students will learn plant physiological processes as well as practical and applied understanding of horticultural and business practices.