Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.; Ph.D.
Areas of Study
  • Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization
  • Farm Management and Marketing
  • International Agricultural Trade and Development
  • Natural Resources Environment
  • Production Economics
  • Rural and Community Economic Development




Agricultural Economics



Application Checklist and Deadlines

Required by the Office of Graduate Studies


See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.

Required by Agricultural Economics in GAMES

After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:

  • Entrance exam(s): GRE strongly recommended
  • Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Internet-79
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of goals and objectives (not to exceed one page)
  • Resume (optional, not to exceed two pages)

Application Deadline

For financial consideration
   Fall: January 15
Otherwise
   Rolling admission, contact the department for more information



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Description

Agricultural economics is a field of study in which the principles of economics are applied to the analysis of issues related to the production, marketing, distribution, and consumption of food and the supporting natural and human resource systems. The agricultural economics program at Nebraska provides a foundation for professional problem solving through courses in production economics, agricultural industrial organization, international agricultural trade, agricultural development, natural resource economics, and agribusiness. Cooperation with the Departments of Economics and Statistics and the College of Business Administration provides excellent opportunities for supplementing and complementing the courses offered through the Department of Agricultural Economics.

The broad base of the educational program is reflected through diverse career opportunities in areas such as private, university and government research, business management, loan analysis, consulting, agricultural production, and college-level education. Graduates are employed by businesses, governments, and academic institutions around the globe.

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Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

David Aiken vCard icon
Water and Agricultural Law; Environmental and Natural Resource Law
 
Azzeddine Azzam vCard icon
Market Structures; Industrial Organization; Competition Policy in the Beef Food Marketing Chain Industry
 
Dennis Conley vCard icon
Agribusiness Management; Grain Marketing and Trade; Price Risk Management
 
Lilyan Fulginiti vCard icon
Microeconomics; Economics of Production; International Economics and Development Economics
 
Konstantinos Giannakas vCard icon
Industrial Organization; Agricultural Policy; Regulatory Economics; Marketing
 
Ron Hanson vCard icon
Farm Management; Agricultural Finance
     Agribusiness Program Director
 
Bruce Johnson vCard icon
Agricultural Land Values; Rents and Market Dynamics; Community Viability; Taxation; Ethics
 
Brad Lubben vCard icon
Public Policy; Conservation Programs; International Trade Policy
 
Gary Lynne vCard icon
Natural Resource Economics; Agricultural Technology Relations; Producer Technology; Behavior Conservation
 
Richard Perrin vCard icon
Agricultural Production Economics; Agricultural Productivity Analysis; Technology Assessment
 
Wesley Peterson vCard icon
Trade Policy; Political Economy; Agricultural Development; Trade and the Environment
 
Jeff Royer vCard icon
Industrial Organization; Vertical Integration; Firm Theory; Agricultural Cooperatives; Operations Research Methods
 
Karina Schoengold vCard icon
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics; Irrigation Technology Choice
 
Larry Van Tassell vCard icon
Farm and Ranch Management; Agricultural Production Economics; Agricultural Finance
 
Amalia (Emie) Yiannaka vCard icon
Intellectual Property Rights; Industrial Organization; Agricultural Marketing; Environmental and Resource Economics
 

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