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Testimonials
Stacie
STACIE
AERS GRADUATE
Wine Viticulturist
"Student's individual interests are very important to the professors of this department. My major professor went out of his way to secure me a project dealing with the wine grape industry. Today, thanks to the doors my thesis work opened, I work as a viticulturist for the largest wine company in the world.
The smallness of the AgEcon department is what made it so unique for me. It provided the opportunity to get-to-know each member of the faculty and staff, not only on a professional level, but on a personal level as well. When I graduated I felt like I was leaving close friends, not just a department."
Former student,
Stacie

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Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology (AERS)

Undergraduate Programs
Agricultural economics is an applied branch of economics that deals with economic problems in agriculture, the food industry, rural communities, and natural resources. The agricultural economics undergraduate programs prepare students to address problems faced by farmers and ranchers, agricultural marketing firms (including food marketing), agricultural input suppliers, agricultural finance firms, natural resource managers (including environmental organizations and government agencies), and rural communities. The department offers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics with majors in agribusiness and agricultural economics. Minors are also offered in Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics. Click here to learn more!

Graduate Programs
We offer a M.S. degree in Applied Economics. The graduate program, offered cooperatively with Washington State University just 7 miles away in Pullman, WA, has been designed to help you develop the analytical and decision making skills needed for management, production, marketing, and policy making careers in agriculture or natural resources, or to be your start in the pursuit of a Ph.D. degree. Areas of specialty include commercial agriculture, natural resources, and rural development economics. Also, an emphasis is put on training in international agricultural development and marketing. Click here to learn more!

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