Program Overview

The M.S. degree program provides a foundation in economic theory, quantitative analysis, and knowledge in a particular area of agricultural and resource economics. For some students, the M.S. is their final degree; other students choose to continue on for a Ph.D. degree.

You are encouraged to select their advisory committee as early as possible. The advisory committee is made up of three graduate faculty members. The chair of the committee must be a member of the Department. Approval of the committee is required in all phases of the student requirements, from coursework to final approval of a thesis or independent study. Continued assistantship support is conditional on satisfactory progress, indicated by a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and on acceptable performance in assistantship duties.

A Masters Degree is earned through one of three options: Plan A (Thesis), or Plan B (Major Paper or Coursework) or, under certain conditions, as a component of a Ph.D. degree program.