Kansas State University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.- Agricultural Economics;, Ph.D.- Agricultural Economics

Program Description:

The Department of Agricultural Economics offers studies leading to a Master of Science or Ph.D.degree. The Ph.D. degree is joint with the Department of Economics. The graduate program stresses a strong foundation in economic theory and quantitative analysis, and their application in agriculturally related areas. The agricultural economics program seeks to achieve excellence in teaching, research and extension through the development of the individual student. The core curriculum is deliberately broad in order to build a framework of fundamental information so that new findings and concepts can be assimilated as they arise in the rapidly changing field of agricultural economics. The core curriculum requires of every student successful completion of courses in microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, quantitative methods, production economics, and agricultural marketing.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Remote Town

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above