Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics

Admission

Contact Information

Jody Pestle (pestleJ@missouri.edu)

• 200 Mumford Hall; Columbia, MO 65211
• 573-882-3747

Agricultural Economics graduate program page

Admission Criteria

• Fall deadline: March 1
• Spring deadline: October 1
• Minimum TOEFL score: 600/205 (paper/computer)

Required Application Materials

• To the Graduate School (210 Jesse Hall; Columbia, MO 65211)
  • All required Graduate School documents
• To the Program
  • Departmental Application (PDF)
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • Statement of purpose
  • GRE score report

Financial Aid from the Program

Some programs require an extra form or statement from those who wish to be considered for internal assistantships, fellowships or other funding packages. Check the program Web site or ask the program contact for details.

Prerequisites

Before admission to the MS program, a student should have completed at least nine hours of agricultural economics or economics, a course in calculus and one in statistics.

Graduation Requirements

For the MS degree, a minimum of 30 hours selected from courses accepted for graduate credit must be completed. The program must include at least two graduate-level courses in micro- and macroeconomic theory and one graduate-level statistics course in multiple regression. Credit for research (usually six to eight hours) is included in the minimum 30 hours for those opting for the MS with thesis. An alternative MS non-thesis program requires that some additional course work be substituted for thesis research.

For More Information

For further information on financial assistance write to Harvey James, director of graduate studies in agricultural economics, 200 Mumford Hall, Columbia, MO 65211.