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Ph.D. in Horticulture

Purdue University-Main Campus

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • West Lafayette, Indiana

    Hovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2040

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

InstructingLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningWritingCritical ThinkingActive Learning

Knowledge

BiologyEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Technology

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Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Match confidence: medium25-1041.00Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarytitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Doctoral Research)

  • Departmental curriculum frameworks for agricultural sciences degree programs — design, champion, and continuously improve to reflect field advances and workforce needs at institutional scale.
  • Early-career faculty and postdoctoral researchers — mentor in teaching effectiveness, research productivity, and professional development within a research-intensive academic environment.
  • Multi-year externally funded research programs — lead as principal investigator, setting scientific direction and ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
  • Institutional academic policies affecting graduate education and research in agricultural sciences — shape through faculty governance participation, committee leadership, and strategic advocacy.
  • National and international professional conferences — serve in leadership roles such as session chair, keynote presenter, or program committee member to advance disciplinary knowledge.
  • Cross-institutional research consortia and extension partnerships — establish and direct to link university agricultural science expertise with government, industry, and community stakeholders.
  • Departmental hiring, promotion, and tenure processes — lead as evaluator and decision-maker, applying deep judgment to assess scholarly impact and teaching excellence.
  • Strategic vision for research themes and instructional innovation — articulate and execute at the department or college level, aligning resources to long-term disciplinary priorities.
  • Discipline-wide knowledge gaps and societal challenges such as food security or climate adaptation — identify and mobilize collaborative research agendas that span institutions and sectors.
  • Doctoral student academic trajectories from admission through career placement — oversee and guide, drawing on extensive professional networks and mastery of the agricultural sciences field.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
77%
Placement Rate
62%