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Eighteen graduate programs are also available through the College of Agriculture. Most offer both master's and doctoral degrees; agribusiness and agricultural education and communication are master's-only programs.
Most graduate students receive stipends and funding for tuition and fees – the amount varies by program. Graduate student scholarships are also available. Students should speak with their graduate program coordinator to learn more about what they might receive and how they should apply.
Agricultural Economics
These on-campus degree programs are geared toward students seeking the next level in agricultural economics industry, public service or academia. We prepare students for success through practical and innovative teaching methods to meet the current and future needs of the agricultural economics industry.
Contacts:
Dustin L. Pendell, Ph.D.
Professor
785-532-3525
Agribusiness
This award-winning executive-style distance education degree program is designed for food, animal health and agribusiness professionals looking to move ahead in their careers. Our current students and alumni reside in 40 states and 30 countries, and represent every sector of the agribusiness industry. Students have the ability to complete the program in two and a half years while working full time.
Contacts:
Deborah Kohl
Coordinator, Master of Agribusiness
785-532-4495
Agricultural Education and Communication
Available both on campus and through distance education, this degree program provides students with opportunities to broaden their career options in agricultural education, communications, extension education and related fields while expanding their technical competence.
Contact:
Gaea Hock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Agronomy
Graduate programs in agronomy are designed to accommodate the interests and objectives of individual students. You will conduct original research and receive thorough training in investigative techniques using modern facilities with guidance by experienced faculty. Our large number of faculty and their diverse research interests provide graduate training flexibility.
Contacts:
Gerard Kluitenberg, Ph.D.
Professor
Animal Sciences and Industry
This graduate program provides hands-on training in both teaching- and research-based learning experiences. Teaching units include sheep, poultry, purebred beef, dairy, swine and equine teaching, while research units include beef cattle, stocker and cow-calf research units. Additionally, our labs contain state-of-the-art equipment that allows student access to analytical techniques required for their research.
Contact:
Jennifer Bormann, Ph.D.
Professor
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
The Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering is a unique partnership between the College of Agriculture and the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering. We strive to make a difference locally and globally by developing ways to protect and manage natural resources, alternative energy sources, and systems to provide food and fiber to a growing global population.
The Master of Science program is designed to prepare students for advanced positions in the agricultural and biological engineering industry, consulting and government, as well as for further graduate studies.
Contact:
Naiqian Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Entomology
This internationally recognized graduate program in entomology offers a wide variety of opportunities for graduate study in both applied and basic research. Our graduate students publish in some of the leading science and entomological journals, and are encouraged to travel and present student research at professional meetings.
Contact:
Gregory Zolnerowich, Ph.D.
Professor
Food Science Institute
Our interdepartmental graduate program is part of the Food Science Institute that includes graduate faculty housed in five colleges and 13 departments. Research emphasis in the program includes food chemistry, food microbiology, food safety, sensory analysis, food processing and food engineering. The program also provides opportunities to work with several food commodities, including cereal, dairy, meats and poultry, and fruits and vegetables.
Contact:
Scott Smith,Ph.D.
Professor
785-539-1972
Grain Science and Industry
This program is the only one of its kind in the U.S., and an internationally recognized graduate program. Grain science faculty collaborate with the scientists at the USDA Grain Marketing Research Laboratories and the American Institute of Baking.
Contacts:
Yi Zheng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
785-532-5012
Horticulture and Natural Resources
The horticulture graduate program offers specializations in ornamental horticulture, floriculture, turf grass, vegetable crops, fruit crops, horticultural therapy and public horticulture, and horticultural disciplines including environmental stress physiology, molecular biology, plant biotechnology, food and human health, tissue culture and sustainable production.
Contacts:
Dale Bremer, Ph.D.
Professor
785-532-1440
Plant Pathology
This degree path involves fascinating science that interfaces applied research with the most elegant and up-to-date aspects of molecular biology and biotechnology. The program has received international recognition for molecular biology and genetics of pathogenesis and host plant resistance, fungal genetics, wheat cytogenetics and improvement as well as classical plant pathology and extension.
Contact:
Megan Kennelly, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head