Program Overview

Master's in Agribusiness Online Program

The Master of Agribusiness is a flexible, online, business-focused graduate degree for food, animal health, and agribusiness professionals. This award-winning program combines the support of experienced instructors and senior executives with flexibility through the latest technology, including online lectures and downloadable podcasts.

Program Details

• The program fee is $35,100.
• The program consists of 42 credit hours.
• The program is in a hybrid format.
• Students will participate in four separate, week-long residential campus sessions during the 2 ½-year program.
• The campus sessions provide an opportunity to network, meet classmates, interact with faculty face-to-face, and learn from leaders in the industry.

Admission Requirements

• All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.
• Additional requirements include:
  • Two years of professional work experience.
  • Undergraduate courses in:
    • Accounting.
    • Statistics or genetics.
    • Macroeconomics, microeconomics, or agricultural economics.
  • No GRE or GMAT scores are required.

Priority Deadlines

• For priority consideration, applications must be received by October 15 for the Manhattan, Kansas, cohort, which begins in January, or June 1 for the animal health (K-State Olathe) cohort, which begins in August.

Additional Documentation

• The application must include:
  • A statement of objectives.
  • A letter of support from the employer.
  • Names and emails of three professional and/or academic references.
  • A resume.
  • Official transcripts from each institution attended.

Curriculum

Year 1

• AGEC 701 - Introduction to Computer Decision Tools for Agribusiness (1 credit).
• AGEC 713 - Agribusiness Financial Management (3 credits).
• AGEC 730 - Applied Agribusiness Logistics (3 credits).
• AGEC 700 - Applied Agribusiness Economics (3 credits).
• AGEC 761 - Optimization Techniques for Agribusiness (2 credits).
• AGEC 720 - Agribusiness Risk Management (3 credits).

Year 2

• AGEC 760 - Applied Econometric Analysis (3 credits).
• AGEC 770 - International Agribusiness and Policy Analysis (3 credits).
• MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior (3 credits).
• AGEC 890 - Advanced Food and Agribusiness Management (3 credits).
• MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research (3 credits) or AGEC 735 - Sales and Marketing in the Global Animal Health Industry (3 credits).
• Business Elective (3 credits) or AGEC 780 - Economics of the Global Animal Health Industry (3 credits) or AGEC 750 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Problems (3 credits).

Year 3

• AGEC 740 - Seminar in Agricultural Economics Analysis (3 credits).
• AGEC 899 - Agricultural Economics Master's Research (6 credits).

Career Prospect Highlights

• Median Salary: $96,387.
• Jobs Nationwide: 1,972,328.
• 5-Year Nationwide Job Growth: 4.9%.

Careers

Master of Agribusiness students and alumni are employed in all sectors of the food, animal health, and agribusiness industry, including:

• Pre-farm gate and post-farm gate.
• Food processing/retail.
• Education.
• Government.
• Producers.
• Animal health.
• Finance.
• Pharmaceutical sales.
• Insurance.
• Investing.
• Commodity trading.
• Agvocacy.
• Trade associations.
• Veterinarian.