Overview

What you will learn

The Agricultural and Applied Economics program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia will help students become involved in research, but those whose career interests lie in other directions find the department willing to accommodate them.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

agribusiness management

contracting and strategy

collective action and cooperative theory

econometrics and price analysis

entrepreneurship

environmental and natural resource economics

food, biofuel and agricultural policy and regulation

international development

regional economics and rural development policy

science policy and innovation

sustainable agriculture and applied ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

Economics Agriculture View 116 other PhDs in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

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General requirements

3 letters of Recommendation

Statement of Purpose

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Before admission to the PhD program, a student should have completed at least one course each in intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, quantitative or mathematical economics, econometrics or regression analysis, statistics and differential calculus.

A student should also have a master’s degree in economics, agricultural economics, or a related field.

A student without a master’s degree will be admitted initially into the master’s program with the expectation that he or she complete the degree before continuing with doctoral studies.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Out-of-State

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11038 USD / year

≈ 11038 USD / year

Living costs

Columbia

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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