How to Apply

Requirements

Both MS and Ph.D. degrees are offered in our program. Areas of specialization include food marketing & industrial organization, agricultural trade & development, and environmental economics. Graduate Assistantships are available to qualified students on a competitive basis. Tuition is waived for those on assistantship. Fellowships are awarded on the basis of both academic merit and financial need.

One of the qualifications for graduate admission is that the applicant have a bachelor’s with a grade point average of B (3.0) in the entire undergraduate record, or in the last two years, or excellent in the final year. Only applicants with a Masters degree or exceptional undergraduate record are considered for the Ph.D. Applicants with undergraduate training in any field are considered. However, applicants are expected to have some courses in intermediate level of economic theory, statistics, and calculus.

If you feel you are qualified, please follow the application procedure on the Graduate School website. Please note that you are required to submit your GRE General Test Scores when applying to the Agriculture and Resource Economics program.