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Graduate Studies in Agricultural & Resource Economics

   
 

The University of Delaware's Department of Food and Resource Economics offers four graduate programs for advanced study of the business and social issues of agricultural and natural resources:

Masters of Science (M.S.) in Agricultural Economics

  • Thesis option: 24 credit hours of coursework plus 6 credit hours of thesis.
  • Non-thesis option: 27 credit hours plus 3 credits of a directed project

Masters of Science (M.S.) in Operations Research/Agricultural Economics

  • Thesis option: 27 credit hours, including 6 credit hours of thesis
  • Non-thesis option:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Operations Research/Agricultural Economics

  • Minimum 51 credit hours, including 9 credit hours of dissertation.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics/Agricultural Economics

  • This is a special program in conjunction with the Department of Economics
  • It requires 7 additional approved graduate courses beyond the master's degree.