学生可以攻读硕士和博士学位。在植物育种和遗传学，植物生理学，可持续农业，作物和草料管理，作物化学与质量以及杂草科学等领域获得学位。寻求更多常规培训的学生可以注册非论文作物科学硕士学位课程。后者特别适合于工作的专业人员。与其他部门的强有力合作大大增强了这些计划。大多数有资格从事研究生工作的学生通常会获得助学金，助学金或研究金等形式的经济资助。学生支持在全国同等院校中具有竞争力。学费和健康保险包含在经济援助包中。作物科学硕士（MCS）是一项非论文学位课程，旨在满足农业推广人员和其他寻求高级学位但受时间和/或位
The Graduate Program in Crop Science revolves around our vision of being a world leader in Crop Science education and in the generation and application of knowledge required for economically and environmentally sustainable crop systems and products, as well as in developing land management strategies that protect the quality of North Carolina's soil, water and air resources.<br><br>Our mission within the Graduate program is to develop future leaders in Crop Science with a focus on improving crop plants and products, devising effective and sustainable crop production systems and effective and sustainable management techniques in both agricultural and urban settings, and dissemination of crop science knowledge for the benefit of users and producers of food, feed, turf, biofuels and fiber in North Carolina, the nation and the world.<br><br>The specific program areas in which Graduate education focuses are crop management and physiology, plant breeding and genetics, weed science, alternative crops and pesticide fate and impact on the environment.