The colleges and universities noted below offer an undergraduate or graduate degree in horticulture with a concentration in horticultural therapy.  The information below is provided for informational purposes only.  

For students interested in professional registration:  Students taking horticultural therapy courses independent of an AHTA accredited certificate program should seek academic advisement to ensure that the horticultural therapy coursework taken will meet the requirements for professional registration.  

To help you review the horticultural therapy coursework requirements, reference the outline of content areas for horticultural therapy courses.  


Colorado State University 

Degree offered: B.S. in Horticulture with a concentration in Horticultural Therapy

Contact information:
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
301 University Ave.
Shepardson 111
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173

Phone: 970-491-7019

Email: [email protected]

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Delaware Valley University

Degree offered: B.S. in Horticulture with Option in Horticultural Therapy

Contact information:
Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sciences
700 E. Butler Avenue
Doylestown, PA 18901

Phone: (215) 489 4848

Email: [email protected] 

Contact: Jackie Ricotta

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University of Florida

Degree offered: B.S. in Horticultural Science with a specialization in Horticultural Therapy

Certification Offered: Undergraduate Certificate Program in Horticultural Therapy

Contact information:

Environmental Horticulture Department
University of Florida
2550 Hull Rd.
Gainesville, FL 32611

Phone: (352) 294-5003

Email: [email protected]

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Oregon State University

Degree offered: B.S. in Horticulture with a concentration in Therapeutic Horticulture

Contact information:
Oregon State University
Department of Horticulture
4017 Agriculture and Life Sciences Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-7304

Phone: 541-737-3695

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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Degree offered: B.S. in Plant Biology with a specialization in Horticultural Therapy

Contact information:
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ  08901-8520

Phone: 848-932-6321

Email: [email protected]

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Tennessee Tech University

Degree offered: B.S. in Agriculture with a concentration in horticulture, with independent study in horticultural therapy.

Contact Information:

School of Agriculture
1 William L. Jones Dr.
Cookeville, TN 38505

Phone: 931-372-3288

Email[email protected]

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Degree offered: B.S. in Plant Sciences, with independent study in horticultural therapy.

Contact Information:

Department of Plant Sciences
2505 E.J. Chapman Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: (865) 974-7151

Email: [email protected]

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Temple University

Degree offered: B.S. in Horticulture with option in Horticultural Therapy

Contact Information:

Department of Landscape Architecture & Horticulture
580 Meetinghouse Rd.
Ambler, PA 19002

Phone: 215-777-9090

Email: [email protected]

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