Doctoral Degree in Agricultural Economics

Admission Contact Information

Jody Pestle
pestlej@missouri.edu
200 Mumford Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-3747

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: February 15
Spring deadline: September 15
Minimum TOEFL score: 550/80 (paper/internet)

Required Application Materials to the Graduate School:

(210 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211)
- All required Graduate School documents

Required Application Materials to the Agricultural Economics Program:

- Departmental Application (PDF)
- 3 letters of Recommendation (PDF)
- Statement of Purpose
- GRE score report

Prerequisites for the Doctoral Degree

Prerequisites for the PhD program include courses in Intermediate microeconomic; Intermediate macroeconomics; Quantitative or mathematical economics; Statistics, Econometrics or regression and correlation analysis; and calculus. Departmental acceptance of the student as a PhD candidate is based upon satisfactory performance on a qualifying examination process that is part of the first year of course work. A master's degree in economics, agricultural economics, or a related field, is preferred but not required for admittance into the Ph.D. program. However, applicants to the PhD program without a master's degree will be admitted initially into the master's program with the expectation that they complete the MS degree including MS thesis before continuing withtheir doctoral studies.