Agricultural & Resource Economics (MS)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in Bachelor's Degree Program or Master's Program
• GRE
• 3 Letters of Recommendation PDF format
• Statement of Purpose PDF format
• CV or Resume  PDF format

Required test(s):
GRE 
Recommended Minimum GRE Quantitative score of 70th percentile or higher.

International students (of non-English speaking countries):  See the University's Acceptable English Proficiency credentials here
Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) Score: 550
Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) Score: 80
Minimum IELTS (overall band score): 7

Graduate assistantships

A majority of students in the M.S. program receive financial assistance, usually in the form of research and teaching assistantships. In view of the reasonable cost of living in Tucson, the real income offered by these stipends is relatively high and covers basic costs of living. The assistantships also carry waivers of out-of-state tuition and health insurance (exclusive of dental and vision).  All applicants that submit a completed admission application as of the annual priority deadline (Feb. 1) are reviewed for possible assistantships on a competitive basis.

Tuition waivers

A small number of in-state tuition waivers are available to students with a GPA above 3.4.

Scholarships

Several scholarships are available for academically qualified students. Frequently, a student not awarded an assistantship may be employed by the Department to aid in research work. Students who do not receive assistantships may also hold part-time jobs in other departments or jobs outside the University.

Domestic applicants:

• Fall: Annual priority deadline for application submission for all applicants is February 1, applications are accepted after this date but for those seeking graduate assistantships, February 1st is the recommended deadline.  Due to the competitive nature of graduate assistantships, applications received after the priority deadline may not be eligible for a graduate assistantship or other departmental funding.  There is not a separate application for departmental funding and graduate assistantships.

• Spring: Atypical for students to begin in Spring semesters.  Contact department for more information.

International applicants:

• Fall: Annual priority deadline for application submission is February 1, applications are accepted after this date but for those seeking graduate assistantships February 1st is the recommended deadline.  Due to the competitive nature of graduate assistantships, applications received after the priority deadline may not be eligible for a graduate assistantship or other departmental funding.  There is not a separate application for departmental funding and graduate assistantships.  For Visa reasons, the firm deadline for international application submission is May 15th each year for Fall admission.
• Spring: Atypical for students to begin in Spring semesters.  Contact department for more information. 

International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.