Agricultural and Applied Economics Master’s Degree Program Highlights

The UW master’s program in agricultural and applied economics provides a collegial environment of faculty and students who are working together to help the world’s land stewards and policymakers make research-driven decisions.

Here are some reasons to consider the UW graduate program in AgEcon:

Assistantships. Apply for graduate student funding as a research or teaching assistant. Nearly 100% of our students receive full assistantships.

Scholarships. Pursue a scholarship. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers graduate scholarships through the Brand of Excellence scholarship program.

Thesis. Complete an applied research-based thesis working with a faculty adviser.

Some recent thesis examples include the following:

• “An economic evaluation of continuous and rotational cattle grazing systems in Northern Colorado”
• “Farm-level economic assessment of alternative groundwater management strategies over the Ogallala Aquifer in Southeastern Wyoming”
• “Estimating demand for food quantity and quality in China”

Networking. Develop professional relationships with the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics’ extensive alumni network who are working in areas as diverse as banking, international business and development, energy, farm and ranch management and community and economic development.

Faculty. Work closely with our highly regarded graduate faculty who are conducting groundbreaking research projects such as creating markets for ancient grains, Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage — a climate change mitigation strategy — blockchain technology and the Wyoming food system, gender differences in agricultural market negotiations, health, food and agricultural policy and so much more.