Located in University Park, Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is home to the largest alumni association in the world with graduates such as Emmy award-winner Carmen Finestra and Guion S. Bluford, the first African-American in space. The College of Agricultural Sciences at PSU was the first in the country to award baccalaureate degrees in agriculture. It is divided into 12 academic units in areas such as agricultural and biological engineering, crop and soil sciences, dairy and animal science, food science and horticulture. The college focuses on research by investing over $89 million a year to graduate study and research. Students conduct research and gain hands-on experience through the college's 24 centers and 14 research facilities.
Pennsylvania State University
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-4700
psu.edu
Delaware Valley College (DelVal) in Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a small, private institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in 44 areas of study. The college was ranked as one of the best colleges in the Northeast by "Princeton Review 2011" and in the top tier of the best baccalaureate colleges in the Northeast by "U.S. News and World Report" in 2010. DelVar offers a variety of agricultural degree programs through the agricultural and animal studies, natural resources and biosystems management and arts and sciences departments. Bachelor's degrees are offered in the areas of agribusiness, animal science, food science and management, animal biotechnology, agronomy and animal science, agriculture and horticulture. The M.B.A. (master of business administration) in food and agribusiness is also available at DelVar.
Delaware Valley College
700 East Butler Ave.
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-489-2211
devar.edu
Located in Philadelphia, Temple University is known for its large study-abroad program and dedication to cross-disciplinary research. The university offers over 300 degree programs within 17 schools. Agriculture-related areas include environmental science, environmental studies and horticulture. Environmental science is available as a B.S. (bachelor of science) degree and environmental studies as a B.A. (bachelor of arts) degree. Courses include topics like plant ecology, horticulture and the geographic basis of land-use planning. The horticulture major is offered as an A.S. (associate of science) degree or B.S. degree with coursework such as integrated pest management, plant production, plant propagation and applied plant pathology.
Temple University
1801 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-7000
temple.edu