USU是该州唯一以农业为重点的植物科学学位的所在地。在该计划中，学生专注于重要经济植物的研究，生产和管理。学生可以获得教师指导，并有机会与实验室，温室和田野中的研究科学家并肩工作。植物科学专业的学生可以进行个性化的教育，并专注于植物科学领域的各个领域，例如可持续农业，作物生理与生物技术，杂草控制，施肥，需水量和应用以及水果，蔬菜的特定生产，草皮，观赏植物和农作物。此重点是为打算就读研究生的学生设计的。它专注于作物生产的科学，包括植物育种和基因工程。由于植物和食品生产领域的技术日新月异，因此对植物研究科学家
USU is home to the only agriculturally focused plant science degree in the state. In this program, students focus on the research, production, and management of economically important plants. Students have access to faculty mentors and the opportunity to receive hands-on experience working side-by-side with research scientists in laboratories, greenhouses, and fields. Plant science majors are able to customize their education and focus on a variety of areas in the plant science field, such as sustainable agriculture, crop physiology and biotechnology, weed control, fertilization, water requirements and application, and the specific production of fruits, vegetables, turf, ornamentals, and agronomic crops. This emphasis is designed for students intending to attend graduate school. It is focused on the science of crop production, including plant breeding and genetic engineering. Because of the rapidly changing technologies in the field of plant and food production, plant research scientists are in high demand.