 O YOU...
- Enjoy the challenge of analyzing a problem?
- Want to stay connected with agriculture, the environment, and agribusiness?
- Wish to enhance your career potential?
If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then our MS program has a lot to offer you. Coursework and research activities will provide you opportunities to use and improve your math and communication skills. You will get to develop managerial and interpersonal skills.
The skills you develop here will prepare you for a career as a researcher or analyst in many related disciplines and industries. You will be qualified to work for:
- Government agencies
- Educational institutions
- Private businesses
You may even decide to continue your education by pursuing a PhD degree!
The MS Program
Our program stresses a thorough mastery of advanced economic theory, methods of quantitative analysis, and the applications of these methods to problems in the food and fiber system. The broad program of economic research conducted by the department affords a wide selection of areas from which the student may choose a specific research problem.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 26 coursework hours and 6 thesis research hours. In addition, students must pass a comprehensive examination and successfully defend a thesis.
Coursework:
Each new student will begin required coursework in a fall semester.
First Fall Semester
- Research Seminar I
- Quantitative Economics
- Econometric Analysis in Agricultural Economics
- Consumers, Producers, and Markets
First Spring Semester
- Research Seminar II
- Modeling for Agricultural Management
- Agricultural Production Economics
- Market Organization and Structure
Thesis Research:
Each student will have a major professor and an advisory committee to help in all aspects of the thesis research.
A wide variety of research topics are usually available. These include:
- Production
- Marketing
- Price analysis
- Policy analysis
- International trade
- Natural resources
- Environmental economics
- Farm management
- Aquacultural management
Research Assistantships:
Graduate research assistantships are often awarded to highly-qualified students. For consideration, send the assistantship application form directly to the department’s graduate coordinator by March 1.
The form may be found here
Admissions:
Applicants must submit GRE scores and follow MSU’s application procedures. Application materials (including the application fee) must be sent to the Office of Graduate Studies at MSU. Online application is available.
Contact Information
Dr. Stan Spurlock
304 Lloyd-Ricks Building
P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-7995
spurlock@agecon.msstate.edu
Office of Graduate Studies
P.O. Box G
Mississippi State, MS 39762
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/grad/
1-662-325-7400
- Master of Science Brochure (pdf document)
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