employability/masters in ornamental horticulture?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Blbrwn, Feb 24, 2006.

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  1. Blbrwn

    Blbrwn New Member

    Here it is, my very first post after many months of lurking on the sidelines! My wife has a science degree (6 years) from the soviet times, she is Ukrainian. Due to her love of roses and all things beautiful she is interested in an ornamental horticulture degree at a locale University . However, the problem is what’s the employability of such a degree (type of work) other than teaching? Anyone know of a good online masters program for a masters in ornamental horticulture to follow up a BA program (tried google zip)? Thank you all in advance for all the help you provide, even for those of us who only lurk on the sidelines.

    Bill
     
  2. edowave

    edowave Active Member

    Jobs will depend on what area of the country you are in. Lots of them in my neck of the woods. Some sites you would want to check are:

    American Society for Horticultural Science
    American Society for Plant Biologists
    American Society for Agronomy
    USDA

    As for a DL Masters in the field, I think you will be very limited because of the hands-on aspects of many Master's Level programs. However, if you live near one of your state's land-grant university agricultural research station, then it is possible to take courses through there.
     
  3. lspahn

    lspahn New Member

    Does anyone know what thread it was that showed the relationship of the type of graduate degree and the increase in pay.

    If i remeber it basicly said that anything technical, engineering, medical oriented higher ed payed off, but social oriented stuff really did not, and in some cases the overall affect on lifetime earning decreased...


    I.E. If you are learning to do something that has real economic value, a service someone PAYS for or you make something, than the more education the better.
     
  4. chydenius

    chydenius New Member

    entrepreneurial route

    An alternative route would be to pick up some courses in Accounting, Business, and Marketing, along with the degree in Ornamental Horticulture, then start a business.

    I once heard about a semi-retired couple, who started growing Asian vegetables as a hobby. It turned out that they were the only ones in the area doing that, and local Chinese restaurants bought all that the couple could grow. From what I understand, they ended up dong quite well.
     

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