What are the most prestigious horticulture schools in the US and Britain?

Question

I'd like to work at an arboretum or royal botanical garden.

Answer 1

I believe Ohio State University and Cornell University are among the best, if not the best, in the US.
Most schools with a horticulture program in the States are state-run universities, known usually as Land Grant Universities. Most all of them are good hort schools. But I believe Cornell is a hybrid university, part private and part state-run. The private part has made it one of the highly respected Ivy League colleges, so the name "Cornell University" has quite a cache.
One thing to think about: Decide where you want to work and chose a university that has a matching climate. For example, if you want to work at The Royal Gardens of Jamaica (assuming there is one), don't attend the University of Maine. Rightly or wrongly, potential employers will assume you know nothing about tropical plants.

Answer 2

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What are the most prestigious horticulture schools in the US and Britain?
I'd like to work at an arboretum or royal botanical garden.

Answer 3

This goes back to a larger, historical reality about intellectual expansion and education.

Basically, anything that is a specialization; or even considered a possible hobby (but still has a major in it) is predominantly in the Western world; mainly in these two countries.

It is a remarkable thing for humanity that we dedicate time and resources to all sorts of disciplines. It's definitely a bi-product of a developed society.

Other countries simply do not have the infrastructure to support a variety of interests. Most countries only provide tangible disciplines like engineering and medicine. It is so absurd to some Asian people that Americans go to school for Art, or dance and the other liberal arts. They don't understand what it's use is. We are lucky to be involved in progressive societies and an era where everything is easily available to be learned. It is an example of freedom. It's practical too. The creative world has patented and created huge business which these other countries do not have the capacity to do. This is why horticulture and other prestigious discipline all lie in the West; predominantly the US but Europe as well.

Answer 4

Reading University is great one for the UK

This is a wide list in the USA

Schools colleges universities with Horticulture majors in USA
... of Schools, Colleges, Universities & Institutes offering Horticulture majors ... USA. Cosmetology/Beauty. Canada. USA. Graduate Schools. Canada. USA. Other ...www.a2zcolleges.com/Majors/Horticulture.html

Answer 5

I agree with Emmaen and would add Michigan State University and Penn State. Again, these will focus mainly on plants for colder climes, but there will be access to information about plants in all parts of the world.

One of the best parts of learning at a land grand university, is the opportunity for hands-on training. MSU, for instance, has hundreds of acres at its disposal for teaching all aspects of horticulture, from propagation, to growing & harvesting, to landscape design, to landscape installation and maintenance.

Answer 6

We-B-plants.
Planter's Parochial School.
Green thumb institute.