The Citrus Center is affiliated with the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness and Environmental Sciences at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and offers Master's degrees in Plant & Soil Science. There is also a cooperative Ph.D. program with the Department of Horticultural Science at Texas A&M University in College Station. 

Areas of research available to graduate students are Entomology, Plant Pathology, Breeding, Molecular Biology, Plant Physiology, Soil Science, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Science and Nutriceuticals/Functional Foods. Research projects can form bridges between one or more disciplines with close collaboration between departments and other research laboratories.