About the MS Program

The Master of Science (M.S.) program in the Food and Resource Economics Department provides broad training in applied economics as it relates to food production, marketing and trade, regional economics, and natural resources issues. Students are taught to use basic economic principles and quantitative methods to address empirical problems. The core consists of graduate level courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, and research methodology. Many students elect to continue their education with a Ph.D. degree while others opt for employment with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, foreign agencies, private consulting firms, or corporations.

Elements of the MS Program:

• Year 1
  
  
• Fall
• AEB 6106 Microeconomic Principles and Analysis
• ECO 7206 Macroeconomic Theory
• STA 6126 Statistics for Social Sciences
• Spring
• AEB 6553 Science and Research Methodology
• AEB 6971 Masters Research
• Students should be prepared to present their thesis proposal at the end of the semester
• Year 2 - Focus on completion of electives, research and writing thesis

Minimum Requirements for consideration of admission

• Bachelor's with B- or better grade in statistics, calculus I, intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics


• GPA of at least 3.0 in undergraduate junior/senior year


• GRE score of at least 1000 on verbal plus quantitative


• Admission is for fall term only, all materials must be submitted via the online application by February 1 each year


• The applicant pool is extremely competitive, therefore it is highly recommended applicants exceed the minimum requirements for consideration


• It is the policy of the graduate program not to speculate in advance on the possibility of admission or funding