Overview

Both Agricultural and Resource Economics programs at University of Maryland focus on the application of advanced microeconomic theory and econometrics to issues in environmental and resource economics, agricultural economics, and development economics. Courses are taught by leading researchers in those fields, who combine rigorous scholarship with extensive policy experience.

The Department’s faculty includes internationally prominent scholars in environmental and resource economics, agricultural economics, and development economics. In recognition of their research, Department faculty members have received such international awards as Germany’s Alexander von Humboldt Prize, the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark Medal, and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s Quality of Research Discovery and Publication of Enduring Quality Awards, among others.

Facilities and Special Resources

The AREC Department provides a 15-seat computer lab for the exclusive use of our graduate students. The lab is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Another 25-seat lab is available by reservation for classes, presentations, and research (e.g., experimental economics sessions). These labs are equipped with thin client devices that connect end users to desktop virtual desktops. This solution allows graduate students to remotely access a virtual desktop with all the applications listed below, as well as their files stored on the network servers. The following applications are available at this time: ArcInfo, Fortran, Mathematica, Matlab, Mozilla Firefox, MS Office, R, SAS, Stata, StatTransfer,TextPad, Lyx and WinEdt. Graduate students can access the AREC network and Internet from home via several remote access methods. A multifunction printer/scanner/copier is available in the graduate student computer lab. Wireless access is available to the campus network.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Microeconomic Analysis

Applied Econometrics

Optimization in Agricultural and Resource Economics

Microeconomic Applications in Agricultural and Resource Markets

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

Economics Agriculture View 402 other Masters in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose
Transcript(s)
Letters of Recommendation (3)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
CV/Resume
Supplementary Application
Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)
Publications/Presentations (optional)

Tuition Fees

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61974 USD / year

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61974 USD / year

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In-State

28974 USD / year

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Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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